Surinamese foreign minister to visit Russia next week - Ryabkov
MOSCOW. Oct 25 (Interfax) - Surinamese Foreign Minister Yldiz Pollack-Beighle will pay a visit to Russia next week, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said at a plenary session of the State Duma on Wednesday.
"Foreign Minister Pollack-Beighle will pay the first visit of the kind to Moscow next week," Ryabkov said.
The Surinamese finance minister visited Russia a short time ago "to determine areas of economic cooperation," he said.
"Trade turnover is insignificant but we already have the first investment projects, including those in the area of small-sized hydropower plants," Ryabkov said.
"Political ties and contacts between the two countries have been on the rise," he said.