Lavrov to Host Libya’s Acting Foreign Minister for Moscow Talks

Overview

• Russia’s foreign minister plans talks in Moscow with Taher al-Baour, Libya’s acting foreign minister, according to TASS.
• The meeting follows Lavrov’s sit-down with Libyan Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh at the Antalya Diplomacy Forum, where Russia voiced support for an inclusive national dialogue in Libya.
• Russian readouts from the Antalya meeting said Moscow backs efforts to preserve Libya’s unity, sovereignty, and territorial integrity.
• TASS reported that both sides have shown interest in growing trade, economic, cultural, and humanitarian links, with Russia noting brighter prospects since it restored a diplomatic presence in Libya in 2023.
• The agenda may also touch on regional tensions in the Middle East, which the Russian Foreign Ministry has publicly blamed on recent U.S. and Israeli actions against Iran.