The two countries’ foreign ministers have discussed increased cooperation in energy and agriculture

Russia and Nigeria have discussed opportunities to enhance cooperation in energy and agriculture, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov announced during a press conference on Wednesday.

Lavrov noted that Russian-Nigerian ties continue to develop following talks with Nigerian Foreign Minister Yusuf Tuggar.

“This concerns all spheres of our relations, primarily the trade and economic component. Among the most promising directions, we have identified cooperation in energy, infrastructure construction, agriculture, healthcare, and education,” Lavrov said.

He added that the parties agreed to increase attention to these spheres, to “intensify the work of the intergovernmental commission on trade, economic, and scientific-technical cooperation and utilize the opportunities of the Russia-Nigeria Business Council.” the diplomat also pointed out that Abuja is “a priority partner” on the African continent for Moscow.

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Furthermore, Lavrov emphasized that Russia will continue to assist African countries in reinforcing their security stating that they “will continue to make a constructive contribution to the efforts of Africans and the global community as a whole in stabilizing the situation in the Sahel-Saharan region.”

Nigeria Foreign Minister Tuggar arrived in Russia on Tuesday and will spend three days in Moscow. He stated that Nigeria’s president, Bola Tinubu, also plans to visit Russia in the near future, and Abuja “will participate at both ministerial and presidential levels in all future meetings.”

Earlier, Lavrov said that Moscow will soon send out invitations for the meeting of foreign ministers planned for the autumn in the Black Sea resort of Sochi.

A Nigerian delegation also visited Russia in July 2023 for the second Russia-Africa summit, held in St. Petersburg.




https://www.rt.com/africa/593870-russia-lavrov-meet-fm-nigeria/



@HumbledbYGrace
@osystein

Seems this minister knows what he's doing

searchng4love:
Seems this minister knows what he's doing

After collecting grains from Ukraine?

Is called hedging. You milk from the two parties.
Nigeria currently need energy and Agriculture so this is dope.

HeatSeeker:


After collecting grains from Ukraine?

Diplomacy. Why is Ukraine giving us grains after setting their own country on fire?

Nigeria and Russia fit perfectly in strategic relationships.

We have the population, they have the land. We have lots of men, they have lots of women.

We need upgrades in our military and farming technologies, and Russia needs a market for its companies to expand into.

There is no historical animosity between the two countries. So a healthy relationship can flourish without grudges and distrust.

The west is trying to isolate Russia internationally, but Africa welcomes Russia with open arms, and Nigeria serves as a leading front.

Just like how the soviet union gave thousands of Africans scholarships, Russia can help us with agricultural independence. We should be food-sufficient as a nation.

God bless Nigeria. God bless Russia.

cl0r0x:
The two countries’ foreign ministers have discussed increased cooperation in energy and agriculture

Russia and Nigeria have discussed opportunities to enhance cooperation in energy and agriculture, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov announced during a press conference on Wednesday.

Lavrov noted that Russian-Nigerian ties continue to develop following talks with Nigerian Foreign Minister Yusuf Tuggar.

“This concerns all spheres of our relations, primarily the trade and economic component. Among the most promising directions, we have identified cooperation in energy, infrastructure construction, agriculture, healthcare, and education,” Lavrov said.

He added that the parties agreed to increase attention to these spheres, to “intensify the work of the intergovernmental commission on trade, economic, and scientific-technical cooperation and utilize the opportunities of the Russia-Nigeria Business Council.” the diplomat also pointed out that Abuja is “a priority partner” on the African continent for Moscow.

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Furthermore, Lavrov emphasized that Russia will continue to assist African countries in reinforcing their security stating that they “will continue to make a constructive contribution to the efforts of Africans and the global community as a whole in stabilizing the situation in the Sahel-Saharan region.”

Nigeria Foreign Minister Tuggar arrived in Russia on Tuesday and will spend three days in Moscow. He stated that Nigeria’s president, Bola Tinubu, also plans to visit Russia in the near future, and Abuja “will participate at both ministerial and presidential levels in all future meetings.”

Earlier, Lavrov said that Moscow will soon send out invitations for the meeting of foreign ministers planned for the autumn in the Black Sea resort of Sochi.

A Nigerian delegation also visited Russia in July 2023 for the second Russia-Africa summit, held in St. Petersburg.




https://www.rt.com/africa/593870-russia-lavrov-meet-fm-nigeria/



@HumbledbYGrace
@osystein

Good job.