Russiaās efforts underway to set up trade mission in Nigeria, says ministry
Also, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade, it is planned to open a trade office in Ethiopia in the second quarter of 2023.
Moscow will open a trade mission in Ethiopia in the second quarter of 2023, Russiaās First Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Vasily Osmakov said at a roundtable as part of the International Parliamentary Conference Russia-Africa on Sunday, adding that work was also underway to set up a trade mission in Nigeria.
"Last year, a maneuver was launched to distribute trade missions. It is planned to open a trade mission in Ethiopia in the second quarter of this year, with the governmentās decision already made. "Efforts are under way to set up a trade mission in Nigeria, and other countries are being explored," he said.
Four Russian trade missions currently work on African territory, Osmakov noted, adding that employees from abandoned offices in the West would be moved to new missions in African countries