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On March 13, the Russia-Namibia Business Forum will be held in Windhoek, Namibia, as part of the 11th meeting of the Intergovernmental Russian-Namibian Commission on Trade and Economic Cooperation. The event was organized at the suggestion of the Namibian side and at the instruction of Yuri Trutnev, Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation and Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy to the Far Eastern Federal District, Chairman of the Russian side of the Intergovernmental Commission.
"The Russian Federation was one of the countries that firmly supported Namibia during its liberation war. We continue to maintain and strengthen friendly relations between Russia and Namibia. This year, at the suggestion of the Namibian side, we will organize a business forum to discuss opportunities for cooperation in the agricultural sector, logistics, energy, mining, as well as issues of technological partnership and human capital development. I am confident that the forum will provide new impetus to strengthening bilateral ties between our countries," said Yuri Trutnev.
The forum will be co-organized by the Ministry of International Relations and Trade of Namibia, the Namibia Investment and Development Promotion Board (NIPDB), the Namibia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (NCCI), the Far East and Arctic Development Corporation (FEAC), and the Roscongress Foundation, with the support of the Russian Ministry of Economic Development.
The Russia-Namibia Business Forum will serve as a discussion platform aimed at developing and strengthening the trade and investment partnership between Russia and Namibia. Participants—representatives of government and business circles from both countries—will focus on practical aspects and prospects for expanding cooperation in areas such as trade, energy, geological exploration, investment, transport and logistics, agriculture, high technology, and other priority areas of bilateral cooperation.
"Cooperation between Russia and Namibia is rapidly developing, encompassing subsoil use, energy, agriculture, and education. The countries are strengthening their friendly relations, including through the visa-free regime, which has been in effect since 2021, and are actively collaborating within international organizations. In this regard, organizing a business forum between the two countries takes on added relevance," emphasized Anton Kobyakov, Advisor to the President of Russia.
The forum's business program will emphasize industry dialogues aimed at achieving practical results and strengthening partnerships. A business networking platform will be organized for direct business interaction.
"The Russia-Namibia Business Forum and Intergovernmental Commission mark an important transitional stage in our bilateral relations: we are moving beyond historical political ties and building a modern, results-oriented economic partnership. Using the mechanisms of the Intergovernmental Russia-Namibia Commission on Trade and Economic Cooperation, we are moving beyond simply seeking trade opportunities to designing a shared future. Namibia welcomes Russian expertise into its production chains, particularly in areas such as advanced mineral processing, sustainable agriculture, and logistics. Our goal is to transform Namibia's comparative advantages into competitive industrial capabilities, ensuring that this cooperation brings tangible prosperity to our peoples and establishes Namibia as a strategic gateway for industrial innovation in the region," noted Namibia's Minister of International Relations and Trade, Selma Ashipala-Musawyi.
The Roscongress Foundation is a socially oriented non-financial development institution and a major organizer of international and national congress, exhibition, business, public, youth, sporting, and cultural events. It was created in accordance with a decision of the President of Russia.
The Foundation was established in 2007 to promote the development of economic potential, advance national interests, and strengthen Russia's image. The Foundation comprehensively studies, analyzes, formulates, and reports on issues on the Russian and global economic agenda. It provides administration and facilitates the promotion of business projects and investment, and fosters the development of social entrepreneurship and charitable projects.
The Foundation's events attract participants from 209 countries and territories, with over 15,000 media representatives working annually at Roscongress venues. More than 5,000 experts in Russia and abroad are involved in analytical and expert work.
The Foundation interacts with UN agencies and other international organizations. It develops multi-format cooperation with 239 foreign trade partners, industrialists and entrepreneurs' associations, financial, trade, and business associations in 90 countries, 368 Russian public organizations, federal and regional executive and legislative bodies of Russia and other countries, and interacts with over 1,000 foreign media outlets from 128 countries.
Official Telegram channels of the Roscongress Foundation: in Russian – t.te/Roscongress, in English – t.te/RoscongressDirect, in Spanish – t.te/RoscongressEsp, in Arabic – t.te/RosKongressArabikOfficial website and information and analytical system of the Roscongress Foundation: roscongress.org.
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