Novak meets with Nigerien interim PM to discuss cooperation in several areas

MOSCOW. Nov 29 (Interfax) - Russia's Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak has met with Ali Mahamane Lamine Zeine, Niger's prime minister for the transition period, and with the Nigerien leader, head of Niger's ruling National Council for the Defense of the Homeland Abdourahamane Tiani in the country's capital Niamey.

The sides said that they regard each other as important partners, the Russian government's press service said.

At the meetings, the sides discussed opportunities for developing practical cooperation in energy, agriculture, infrastructure projects, and in prospecting and developing mineral resources. They also touched on prospects for enhancing interaction in the humanitarian sphere, including education, culture and sports, it said.