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Niger, Russia Explore Strengthened Cooperation in Mining Sector
Niger, Russia Explore Strengthened Cooperation in Mining Sector
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Niger is rich in natural resources, boasting significant reserves of uranium, coal, gold, iron ore, phosphates, petroleum, salt, and gypsum, among others. The... 13.11.2024, Sputnik Africa
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The Nigerien delegation met with various Russian partners, both private and public, who are interested in exploring and extracting natural resources in Niger, including uranium, Niger's Mines Minister Ousmane Abarchi told Sputnik on the sidelines of the first ministerial conference of the Russia-Africa Partnership Forum in Russia's Sochi, noting that these discussions included the Russian Ministry of Natural Resources.The minister noted that the delegates "considered the future of this cooperation in order to strengthen and diversify it."Abarchi also stated that the West often contradicts itself regarding the issues of the mining sphere.Abarchi concluded that if Niger "had a sales contract with the Islamic Republic of Iran, it would have been known. The company, Somaïr, should not have been in trouble because of not selling or not exporting its product."
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Niger, Russia Explore Strengthened Cooperation in Mining Sector
14:46 13.11.2024 (Updated: 15:06 13.11.2024) Ekaterina Shilova
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Niger is rich in natural resources, boasting significant reserves of uranium, coal, gold, iron ore, phosphates, petroleum, salt, and gypsum, among others. The country holds some of the world's largest uranium reserves, as well as substantial oil reserves.
The Nigerien delegation met with various Russian partners, both private and public, who are interested in exploring and extracting natural resources in Niger,
including uranium,
Niger's Mines Minister Ousmane Abarchi told
Sputnik on the sidelines of the first ministerial conference of the Russia-Africa Partnership Forum in Russia's Sochi, noting that these discussions included the Russian Ministry of Natural Resources.
"In fact, we had to take a look at all cooperation in the mining sector, whether it is exploration, exploitation or even the development or marketing of mining products," he noted.
The minister noted that the delegates "considered the future of this cooperation in order to strengthen and diversify it."
Abarchi also stated that the
West often contradicts itself regarding the issues of the mining sphere.
"They actually accused us of having signed a contract to sell uranate to Iran, [...] and a few months later they themselves withdrew their claim, again through their company Orano, which complained that it could no longer export and sell Somaïr's production. And they themselves admitted this very recently, and that's why they said that production should be suspended because they [...] are no longer selling their product," he said.
Abarchi concluded that if
Niger "had a sales contract with the Islamic Republic of Iran, it would have been known. The company, Somaïr, should not have been in trouble because of not selling or not exporting its product."
