26 Mar 2015 09:16

Russia seeks closer business ties with Nicaragua - Lavrov

MANAGUA. March 26 (Interfax) - Moscow is interested in promoting direct business contacts between Russia and Nicaragua, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said.

"We are interested in launching direct contacts between business people of our countries," Lavrov told reporters after a meeting with Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega.

Russia expects a Nicaraguan business delegation to attend an international economic forum in St. Petersburg this summer, he said.