Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri is expected to visit Russia in the near future, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said at a joint press conference with his Egyptian counterpart Sameh Shoukry on Monday.

Axar.az reports that this was reported by foreign media.

"We expect Prime Minister Saad Hariri to arrive in Russia in the coming days," he said, adding: "We will also receive representatives of the country’s other leading political forces." "We will urge them to realize their responsibility to the country and people and form a government that will reflect the interests of all parts of Lebanon’s society," the Russian top diplomat noted.