Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will hold talks with his Sudanese counterpart Ali Karti on Monday. Karti’s working visit to Moscow is being held against a background of an aggravating situation on the border between Sudan and South Sudan and active regional and international efforts aimed at preventing a new hotbed of military confrontation from appearing, according to the Russian News Agency (RIA Novosti). "With account for this, the talks between Lavrov and Karti will focus on discussions of measures called upon to prevent a further escalation of tensions in relations between Sudan and South Sudan," the Russian Foreign Ministry said. The two ministers will also discuss the state and prospects of Russian-Sudanese relations.