Lavrov will visit Bahrain on October 18 Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will visit Bahrain on October 18, where he will take part in negotiations in the format of the Russia-Gulf Cooperation Council, said Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova. "On October 18 in Manama, Sergey Lavrov will take part in the ninth round of the strategic dialogue of the Russia-Gulf Cooperation Council at the level of heads of foreign agencies," she said.