And next Monday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is scheduled to visit South Africa at the start of a planned second African tour since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022 - an act that Moscow evidently needs to justify across the continent.

Source: https://allafrica.com/stories/202301220040.html

At the earlier G-20 conference, the foreign minister of China, Qin Gang, joined the foreign minister of Russia, Sergey Lavrov, in playing the role of spoiler.

Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/world/china-antagonist-diplomatic-talks-world-8479238/

At the same time, Sergey Lavrov believes that the EAEU brings appreciable benefits to the former USSR nations, like growth in trade.

Source: https://eng.belta.by/politics/view/lavrov-west-seeks-to-put-russias-allies-in-a-very-uncomfortable-position-158832-2023/

Azerbaijan -- Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov at a joint press conference with his Azerbaijani counterpart Jeyhun Bayramov in Baku, February 28, 2023.

Source: https://www.azatutyun.am/a/32292062.html

Belarus and Russia maintain regular diplomatic contacts: Sergei Aleinik and Sergey Lavrov met in Minsk on 19 December 2022 and on 18-19 January 2023, and also on the sidelines of the CIS Ministerial Council meeting on 14 April 2023.

Source: https://eng.belta.by/politics/view/russian-mfa-belarus-russia-relations-can-serve-as-a-model-of-interstate-cooperation-158755-2023/

Russia also blocked a request for a May 11 consular visit to Gershkovich in retaliation for the US prohibiting Russian journalists from joining Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on his visit to the United Nations in New York.

Source: https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/russia-extends-detention-wsj-evan-gershkovich_uk_646db748e4b035573939dcee

Russia intends to continue bilateral cooperation with Oman in the OPEC+ format, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Tuesday.

Source: https://english.almanar.com.lb/1868902

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, right, and the Chinese Communist Party’s foreign policy chief Wang Yi enter a hall for their talks in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023.

Source: https://www.centralmaine.com/2023/02/22/russia-china-show-off-ties-amid-maneuvering-over-ukraine/

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, center right in rear row, attends the plenary session of the OSCE (Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe) Ministerial Council meeting, in Skopje, North Macedonia, on Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023.

Source: https://www.gjsentinel.com/news/world/russias-lavrov-faces-western-critics-at-security-meeting-walks-out-after-speech/article_e7d62326-f360-545e-b93d-2a6eddb2949e.html

Sergey Lavrov noted that this is the first visit of Sergei Aleinik to the Russian Federation after his appointment as Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belarus.

Source: https://eng.belta.by/politics/view/belarus-russia-union-state-named-cornerstone-of-post-soviet-integration-processes-158836-2023/

There was no immediate reaction from Moscow, but Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said earlier this month that the West was considering turning Moldova into “another Ukraine.”

Source: https://www.mymotherlode.com/news/east-europe/2963303/moldova-again-at-center-of-tug-between-moscow-and-the-west.html

The Russian delegation at the G20 leaders’ forum in Bali, Indonesia last year was headed by Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.

Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/india/russia-president-putin-may-visit-india-g20-summit-kremlin-8494947/

They came up with some other excuses why it was impossible to negotiate at that particular historical moment,” Sergey Lavrov said.

Source: https://eng.belta.by/politics/view/lavro-on-differences-in-russian-us-draft-resolutions-on-israel-palestine-conflict-162944-2023/

This sent a signal to the West that they need to think not only about Ukraine, where they want to inflict a strategic defeat on Russia on the battlefield, but also about the need to ensure security interests in general,” Sergey Lavrov said.

Source: https://eng.belta.by/society/view/lavrov-palestinian-israeli-conflict-is-a-signal-for-the-west-162939-2023/

"We see how Nazism is now rearing its head with the full connivance and even encouragement of our western neighbors," Sergey Lavrov said.

Source: https://eng.belta.by/politics/view/lavrov-west-is-again-trying-to-assemble-nazi-coalition-against-russia-belarus-159978-2023/

We will definitely inquire what the meaning of such an intricate scheme is, especially why the pegging to the dollar," Sergey Lavrov answered.

Source: https://eng.belta.by/society/view/lavrov-calls-to-make-life-easier-for-russians-in-belarus-and-belarusians-in-russia-164171-2023/

You could be the closest confidant of Sergey Lavrov, Russia’s foreign minister, but you would never get confirmation from him about Putin preparing to launch the war against Ukraine, because Lavrov simply wasn’t informed.

Source: https://www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a/why-russian-elites-think-putins-war-is-doomed-to-fail