MOSCOW (Sputnik) – South Sudan and Russia have identified oil, gas and infrastructure as areas for further cooperation, the foreign minister of the African country, Awut Deng Acuil has told Sputnik.

According to her, the country currently produces 170,000 barrels of oil per day and plans to reach 200,000 barrels per day this year.

When asked about potential military cooperation, the minister replied that there was “nothing like that” between the two countries.

The foreign minister visited Moscow from January 27-29, where she met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov to continue talks they started during the 2019 Russia-Africa summit in Sochi. The two countries signed a memorandum of understanding during the event.

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South Sudan, Russia Identify Oil, Gas as Avenues for Cooperation – Foreign Minister

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