Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Colombia Carlos Holmes Trujillo had talks in Moscow, followed by a joint news conference, Foreign Ministry’s website reported.
According to Lavrov, the two countries “have a sufficient number of promising trade and investment projects that are in the works, such as projects in energy, oil production, the car-making industry, railway engineering, agriculture, pharmaceuticals, and high technology.”
They agreed to facilitate their practical implementation, including in the context of the upcoming 7th meeting of the Intergovernmental Russian-Colombian Commission for Trade, Economic, Scientific and Technical Cooperation.
The parties have also agreed to facilitate direct ties between business communities, including via the Colombian-Russian Chamber of Commerce, he said.