MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Lombardi is currently in Moscow for a visit, where he met with Russian officials and representatives of media.
"Argentina and Russia have strategic relations of complementation and friendship, it was ratified many years ago," Lombardi said.
The official qualified his meeting with Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov as "very positive."
"The goal of this visit is to sign this agreement [in the sphere of media cooperation] and… also of course the visit was made in terms of exploring new positions, possibilities for cooperation," Lombardi added.
In April, then-Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow. The sides signed several cooperation deals and confirmed that bilateral ties between Moscow and Buenos Aires were strengthening.
