Participation in ASIAEXPO was confirmed by Gabonese Deputy Prime Minister Alexandre Barro Chambrier, Cameroonian Deputy Prime Minister Blessed Okole, Saudi Arabian Agriculture Minister Abdulrahman AlFadley and Iraqi Agriculture Minister Abbas Jabr Al-Alawi, Milovanov said.
"Last year showed the demand for this forum. It was attended by about 6,000 people. The worth of contracts signed during ASIAEXPO in 2023 on the federal territory of Sirius was almost 3 billion rubles [$32.7 million]. We see great potential in developing trade relations with African countries, and the upcoming business mission will be an important step towards realizing these opportunities. This year we intend to increase the number of potential contracts," the official said.
ASIAEXPO is held with the support of the Russian Agriculture Ministry, the Russian-Asian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs and Russia's National Clearing Center.