the the i would like to start with the ross at africa summit, which took place this summer. it's been a couple of months already. so we would like to see and hear if there's been any progress of the kinds of deals that was signed between the 2 countries. what can you tell us about that? about the pilot bilateral corporation and what was agreed upon during that form in the summer? indeed, the 2nd rush advocates um it was an important out in for the russian for the nation . it provided for i should have the opportunity to showcase its constructive couldn't get too many and international relations. i'm particularly to demonstrate it's commitment to engage constructively with african countries. um, about 17 hits of cit, attended some of the vice presidential level as

a department is that level. so they let me do this way. i really very engaging for us, we discussed the number of issues. we identified the priority issues that was placed in discuss what's with populace in, in the russia. one important issue that a vice president put forward was the to explore possibility of the engage in in place that parties to assist nigeria to the supposed to be a jack with as teal, a complex which has sort of been motor button for about 40 a single um, in the 1st summer um it was agreed between that julia, russia that the suspicion of the still complex was going to be then a government took up on the government to government agreement on the basis of

government. a government agreement within the 2 or 3 years that pass, we were not able to achieve that goal. for several reasons. my principal, among them west the co navators pandemic, which could not allow us to engage. and secondly, it was to be cut it out through a type what type agreement involving the legit in on the russian government. on the one side the russian export who russian exports council as well as the ex im bank. so that was mid call polluted sub for us. a vice president really explored the possibility of getting the cooperation of russia to come and had a substitute dispute company. it complex, the biggest i can see in africa,

which was almost 96 percent completed several years ago, but still demands money. but because of the little pump that has to be that, we've seen that roger has a competitive advantage because there was a company to approve the export that constructed. that complex has the template and they come with this a part of the ocean government. we believe that they can assist magic to do this. us attempt this launch nigeria into the industry and what we'll just put to agreement is switch you us. and we did not sign any new agreements that were already previous agreement is that were assigned which we have following up on them. the most important thing is to see how we could increase our trip volume between that data and russia. how we could increase educational, scientific and technical cooperation so that we can different because trenton and

the pin, our cooperation for the motel benefit of both countries where looking for possibilities of companies as the russia has problem is during the summer that russian companies are willing to come to africa. now do that is the largest economy in africa. it has the largest population and therefore it has the largest market. it has, i'm pull up a communities for investment. what version companies need to do is to understand that you cannot assess and it kind of make it rather than firm aflac. you need to come on the ground to i says, do i face? what is that uh for you to take advantage of. so, um on the go ahead and jump on it because it was in that a lot of posters with respect to the trip tut. important way and kind of didn't flip between our 2 countries. but beyond that, we need to look at concrete investment. meaning that,

that we should them decision localization of production of goods and services because of the distance between the julia and russia and because of the obstacles and in, in trade in activities, the logistics as i've been affected. i think the best option is localization of production. so we wish that the russian companies were close to that, that as a possibility. and they have the most benefits to, did i from that, if they're taking that option. as you know, we have the upper gun continental trip agreement area that was signed which provides the show too much it and into $54.00 countries of africa. i'm legit, it is the good way to get to all the african my kids in all sectors with that is in manufacturing and with that is in industrial development to etc, etc. there was a representative from nigeria again at the ross africa summit and they mentioned

about acquiring russian technologies in particular that were interested in that when it comes to the oil and gas sector. is there any progress in that aspect the petition has, we have a minimal, we have given them, choose a bill as what do you want us to do? that meant for the coming upright discussion. you see that nothing happens. as he stated during the summer that i'm putting a put in it is in the area of course, i guess. as you know, that gina is one of the legislative produces in africa. i'm, we have a whole gas, it dissolves then petroleum plan. so there are good potentials for cooperation between nadia and russia and russian companies need to explore this possibility. the 2nd area of the important cooperation isn't the area of mine, and although to share has a minute us, and i did it in particular how strategic notice that can hit. what do we need in this sick? those is pick them knowledge. a kid we lip either to transfer the technology or to

bring technology in such a way that it can hip, the to boost our minimum exploration of the x partition. the top important area is the area of targeted culture. you know, that would, over 250000000 people, we need to produce food to feed lss. alicia is one of the largest would produce as they have used technology to do. so we want to live with its own, their own experience. and particularly in this area so that we can improve a coach at an increase with production to sustain our population. as you will know that it is very, very important and cologne for peace and stability. there's also some would argue risks involved for nigeria for talk about anti russian sanctions imposed by the wes does that affect the trade between the 2 countries in any way? so from what you've noticed in the last couple of years and moving forward in the

future loops, one of the socials is that it's a double, it's what it affects everybody. a quarter of 6, the person imposing the socials, as well as the present on whom differentials is composed, as well as the collateral damage on those. but socials, i'm not impose, let me give you an example. would be cut off in logistic chains. we can move goods from russia to, to africa, with the cut off from the swift system. we can close that business, which it, financial transactions cannot be cutting out. i'm that i'm any other things that have posted this relationship. we hope that this situation will improve sooner than later, so that we can normalize our initials to, to maximize the benefits of international trip. if we can go back a little bit and talk about agriculture a little bit more when it comes to grading supplies. we know that russia,

nigeria have made progress when it comes to that. can you give us more details regarding supplies from russia to nigeria when it comes to great? well, i don't have the, i've chose the districts of a know, but i know that in the past, and i did, i used to even put some weight from russia. an important wood for what i said. those loved means that it was not. that was the only so snow. we also used to import weed from other countries. i'm overseas and we have introduced a new i'm going to coach and a policy that encourages looking for adoption of width of the agricultural products . you may recall that in the past it is legit at close its board is i'm in college, look at the production of food and that is what it'd be a good and i didn't know the look colorize is more popular than any important race that or the areas of local individuals that we have introduced,

that is helping to boost the economy in particular, the agricultural sector, as of us have got some it's uh, the director of the russian of federal service submitted survey technical cooperation. uh said that nigeria is interested in acquiring russian fighter jets, including, i'm not sure if you're aware, including the 5th generation checkmates. and i would like to ask you how i, how do you sing corporation in terms of military, technological uh, corporation can happen between russia and nigeria. well, i didn't know where he got the information regarding the specific type of where that is. oh crap. but i know that we have a subsystem, military taking the kind of cooperation agreement with the russian for the nation, which we sign in august 2010 to what we, how working out the mortality is for the implementation of that agreement. because that agreement is to assist as in many areas not only in hardware,

but also indicated of printing. so this is something that is ongoing and is on the table and a way to promote to put in terms of concrete. we order this amounts, a fighter job, so you don't have information on that. we don't have to go to the newspaper to tell you whether we have or that go could try padgett's or not. and we are the 5 pages. how are you going to give us no, a sudden in terms of how the bull they deliver it is when there is a will. there is a way the right? absolutely. is there a well, that is i will certainly do that was little will we can not sign. i agree with that . you say very strong willed archer. i'm this i things that i've been negotiated between uh, military security to your daughter. just let's talk a little bit about uh, nigeria has internal affairs is uh, for example, the united states has accused nigeria of severe violations when it comes to

religious freedom. there was an annual report that they released the annual reports of the us commission on international religious freedom. it was published this april 2023. what is your assessment and i and then i during governments assessment of america is points of view on life. jerry is internal affairs when it comes to religious freedom. for example. we know that the united states, they like to have an opinion on what happens in other countries. how do you view this opinion? the issue of human rights abuses has been on the table for law and legit has actively been involved. i do not. the admission was level in promoting gillian human rights. so for another country to say, this is what updates in that julia i have to see. did it put before i can see where that is true or not with respect to this specific issue of america, i have nothing to comment about america this. this is,

this is the policy i'm talking about legit as policy and i can always talk about like this policy that you, that is one of the fee of societies into work. but in terms of what i've just practices in terms of media practices, it was as open as this white paper. you, i hold it, we have a human rights commission that produces an unwanted report regarding human rights infringement. imagine you, i'm, did you put to present it to development presented to the public and everybody can see, my opinion is to my own is to give you the correct perspective of what up turns in that judy we have is significant policy or strategy autonomy as far as we are close on, we have an independent policy with a man on a line, but we've done this engage with any conflict that we've covered. benefits. how easy or difficult is it these days to being on the lines?

you know, i'm sure everyone is dragging, trying to drag every country to their side. i seem to know that is beauty is strategic or telling me the beauty is start judging or telling me is that you can brett from the site and black from the site. so you can maximize your own benefits to identify your specific and measuring any interest. there was the, it can give you uh, implants from dealing with him. it was the beek, i'm give you fine. what about do you want to do that is what we, what i mean by strategic autonomy, different policy objectives of measuring. i'm ready very clear. i'm the based on a specific measurement interest, which is to promote my ideas, to kind of make social and political interest in the world. i'm to deepen an instant, an international peace and security to collaboration with all countries of being an active bishop when it comes to a piece of security. and so whether russia can help, again, going back to militarily speaking, it all depends. you see,

i have to do that the, the military technical cooperation agreement has different and components is not, does the equipment we are talking about? it involves advisory services. it involves also the extent of, uh, cnn capacity building based on meats. when, if i measured at the time means that it's meats can be made by a russia, madrid i will approach it will show within the framework of that agreement. that is the purpose of that i agree with. but are there any plans at the moment? any discussions regarding that corporation as far as we are close, and we know that we have a particular kind of military corporation that we're working. do mortality for implementation based on what one inches, what we went to actually, if we heard that imaginary and senator made a proposal to bring all of luxurious for an exchange reserves that were deposited in western banks back and to the country so that so all nigeria is foreign exchange

reserves were brought back into the country. is that a popular opinion of popular thoughts and nigeria or no? this is the only completed manages for it is able to come to the house is for the reserves. was he specific on aware that as of admin, what couldn't see if he was, i am not aware, but as a matter of fact, we are keeping our exams where the, how do we feel the safe, where we will try to be on our as i've based on how i look at a production and trade corporation with other countries and what, what's the main priority right now when it comes to that jury is fine policy? would you say now to the new administration in this area has a dump it a foreign policy that will be guided by for these. these are the key components. the tools that will be achieved would that,

that will be used in achieving our foreign policy. the 1st one is democratic legit as sees himself as a modem. democracy, which tablets democracy for over 2 tickets now. we have said such as fund that's that we can vouch that is we have to model for democracy. i'm one of the priorities of the president is to protect and promote democracy in that data and anyway in the well. the 2nd for the other 2 is development. we're looking for ways and means by which we can improve our development cooperation with all countries of the world. i'm to see how our developmental objectives can be complimentary. i'm helpful to of the african countries. and that is way, way important, but less in doing that in the implementation of the elected mission, sustainable development goals, the sub component of the d,

which i talk to about is demographic by demographic. i have to do that, and i do that has the largest population in africa. i need to see that jurors have excelled the hold as my project was. it shows all over the world. so we are promoting, with respect to our demo glossy as some of gender equality and gender male s y given equip. i'll put your new address for everybody. and we want to make use of our vast population to achieve good potentials in foreign policy. the last tool in our foreign policy is the last a huge number of legit has ended. as far as you know, we have a blessed all this for the organization in russia. i'm beacon get close talk to really with the russian timber of gomez with the most good. somebody come us with all businesses in russia. i'm to give that would be embassy sha,

where it went to organize it did mission in november 2010 to $1.00 to not julia. so this is the usefulness of a desk for that population. so you may be heading something called a needle. russian need daughter, so that is that did and does for the organization in the russia i'm yeah, cool. put in the would be original body of need to and you know, what do with that from this? with that says from that it does is they make but cool. it helps to boost the kind of to the boot technology because some of them scored abroad, including here in russia, they met 1st class and technology and sciences. and we had missing this choose to bring in a vision to nigeria. the also have been good with those of them who have been successful in businesses where encouraging them to invest back at home so that the front of me can be boosted so that development can be in house. so basically,

our foreign policy objective is based on the welfare and the wellbeing of match. it has, as well as promote an international peace and stability here in russia. i'm sure you've heard that as of the september. there are a certain public schools that sort of teach in african languages how to see that relations between russia, nigeria have evolved in the last couple of years. have you noticed any changes? i'm sure, for example, you couldn't imagine 5 years ago that public schools in russia would be teaching an african language like english. this is a welcome development. and the, aside from that, i have not as start to strategic. uh uh i was thinking if it goes in the number of scholarships or 5 to legit as to come on study, you know,

when this program start to do it in the soviet union, we will have a less than 50 students coming upon them. but this yeah, especially of the duration or to reduce of increasing aware touching within that is a $100.00 to a $150.00. i know at the moment we have more than 455, and i did a student studying on that by letter of scholarship goodman. i know we have about a total of 2000 met, you know, students studying in various universities the rest. so what i did do in the quite in technology because the involved in medical engineering and taking the logic of sciences, which will help in our development 2 years ago, we introduce an ads project where we exhibit, then i did them out to be of ocean properly and this has been a welcome, we did that also during the 2nd summit in st. petersburg and many of those shows

visited and they commended the initiative of introducing this is basically exchange of coach i at which is an important substitute for diplomacy. if you have to send allowance a primary focus moving forward, let's imagine the world would geo political issues are resolved. yes. so we don't have those challenges there. what was, what should be the main primary focus when it comes to trade relations in particular between the 2 countries we're bringing consumable and the room materials into, into, into their ocean for the nation. where russia is exporting finish and industrial goods. we kind of continue at this level at the moment, but why do we need to compliment that is to the logical extensions. we need a transfer of technology. we need to as file skews so that we've kind of bw, look

a domestic capacity to be able to process low materials into finished goods. i love that we can try to address on or the countries uncompetitive basis. is there something you can get from russia that you can get from other countries? i know that russia has a lot of, uh, products that i needed in that data. and we went to encourage them to sell them to that did and hard to advocate my kids, ask them because you were saying how you need technologies and you weren't specifying of course, i was just wondering maybe these technologies, someone else could offer you those technologies instead of russia, and of course the mitchell has to come into a competitive market. we have wisdom technologies or did you imagine as you know, because we have long term relationship with the west. so the technology of the west is there. so erosion, companies come into the idea that they have the ability to compete with doors, something knowledge. and people can choose between anyone, whether the ocean technology or the or something. but any of the 10 russian

technologies competes with less from technologies they have to physically go is only when you touch the ground that you test the d test. when you are doing that, you know, the capacity way that you can do it. on the former president introduced the law, got enabled states to build railway lines. and this was before the preserve of the national government. and now from what i understand this can improve logistical connectivity between countries and david, but to what extent can this help as well? this is one important step in a put in of the 19 in economy is not fully indicated at over. then we can tell you that is one additional legislation with respect to power, you know, before the law assign. and janet is shown as a supplier of alexis to see where they put it. a good deal of the government now in

law has been put in place that states can also genetic to private. god bless you, i didn't you meant. so this is opening up the imagine an economy coming back to an issue on when we get in what is an important thing that magic is focused on developing and before the, the, the, for my present, as you indicated before, she left the was the project that was initiated to, to have a little with from nigeria up to a neighboring country in the new general public. that project is still ongoing. how do you know that a platform that we also have a gas projects putting a close hip in or that countries especially on the echo as we have what we call the west african power pool. in other words, we can generate electricity essentially and distribute it to pour the most for the

it cost countries t envision a bright future where the growth in nigeria is economy can be as fast as china. as for example, i can not compare it with china, but i'm very of domestic, that with the new policy agenda of the last i, my beloved univers administration, we are very upset and listing that in the next one to 2 years, you will see the 2 men just improvement internet related economy has a number to a plan agenda that prioritizes economy in all the way i'd do it. i'm the, the administration is engaging constructively with or buy from us to the world to make sure that the economy of nigeria is improve the economy of an idea that is put on it. but this them, that can compete with highlighted economies in the world. the government jim, on the very difficult circumstances and the government has taken the most difficult, as it shows imaginative, one of which was to withdraw it before a subsidy,

which was an obstacle to menacing. the government also had to take a very drastic decision to how much was the foreign exchange market. so as the now we have one single exchange of it, all this policy is uh, creating some backlash, which is normal for any policy in any country. but the government is the quote to the test is developing a shock absorber measures in order to mitigate the backlash that may be created for as in, from the implementation of this policy is hopefully the president mentioned 2 days ago that to achieve it one really and don't let it come to me. imagine it is possible. how does this drastic changes come a balance? i'm wondering why is it and then the previous governments will work on this? no, the government did. it's this. and as i can tell you, is not the government didn't, well i'm does it

a 5 due to the ease of doing business initiative of the previous government. this or the government is for december t, i'm is building on the active list of the previous government. and is it a spend them to the needs of the international community? what the economy of the war was 4 years ago as of december to what the parameters of the general government was 4 years ago may have changed or so. so is based on the position of priorities. and that is why the, that point as in that of the president is focused on 2 issues. key areas is to come to me. i get the culture of security and the promo to this, the wellbeing of magin is in general. and from what i understand right now, your niger has very just for magic friendly, pretty much with everyone. i would say right on the international on the international arena and hoping to keep it that way. we are absolutely friendly with

every country we operate within the chapter over the united nations with corporate, but i left the multilaterally. we are actively members of the united nations that gina is an important black button to operate organization. imagine it is a lead in a country in the african union as well as because the the coffee is back after going dark to being cut off from the world. israel continues to deny guns and everything needed. they monitored line. in the meantime, the west collectively turned supply died to the collective,

punish palestinians. the of the plus sign says the to kish friendship. hospital and gods is come under the side by it's really full says the strikes come of stuff already struggle to treat the influx of patients committed. dia shortage, all fuel and supplies. but that's all the gaza suffices. a 1000 people is this really intensifies its ground on the account. pains is communication outages, humphrey and rescue efforts. the ukraine engine age i'm see is very riots in walk ups color f, hold the less 20 people injured, plus, according to the russian minister of foreign affairs. also at this hour was the united states has completely subjugated the western camp, focusing its military and political.