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Asharq Al-Awsat
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Russia’s Lavrov Travels to Brazil, as Lula Pushes for Peace

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov reviews the guard of honour upon his arrival at Itamaraty Palace to meet his Brazilian counterpart Mauro Vieira in Brasilia on April 17, 2023. (AFP)

Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov arrived in the Brazilian capital on Monday as Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s pushes a diplomatic approach for peace in Ukraine that has irked both Kyiv and the West.

The meeting between Lavrov and his Brazilian counterpart Mauro Vieira was set in March, when they held a bilateral at the summit of the Group of 20 leading economies in New Delhi. They met Monday morning and, according to the foreign ministry's website, both will meet with Lula in the afternoon.

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