Russia is negotiating new partnerships with Egypt and China

In brief: • Russia plans to produce sunflower oil in Egypt • Russia is negotiating with China to boost grain exports Russia is interested in establishing sunflower oil production in Egypt, and this issue was raised during a visit by a Russian delegation to Cairo, Deputy Prime Minister Alexey Overchuk, who led the delegation, told reporters. "We have very active cooperation in the field of agriculture. Our grain is purchased here, we are considering establishing sunflower oil processing here, on Egyptian territory," he added. On Tuesday, Overchuk met with Egyptian Prime Minister Mustafa Madbouli, Deputy Prime Minister for Industrial Development and Minister of Industry and Transport Kamel Al-Wazir, and Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade Hassan El-Khatip. In addition to agriculture, the meeting discussed opportunities for cooperation in various areas of the fuel and energy sector. "Traditionally, we discussed issues related to the development of energy, not only in the nuclear ...