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Djibouti
IOG tries to mend fences with Moscow

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Djibouti's Foreign Minister Mahamoud Ali Youssouf. © Russian Foreign Ministry/TASS via Reuters Connect

Newly appointed foreign minister Mahmoud Ali Youssouf led a Djiboutian delegation to Moscow last week. [...]

Published on 15.06.2021 at 05:00 GMT

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