Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi will visit the US for a week-long trip to meet President Donald Trump. The visit aims to strengthen economic ties, with expected oil and gas deals and memorandums of understanding to boost Iraq's production capacity.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will attend a business council meeting on June 30 to discuss preparations for the third Russia-Africa summit and economic cooperation with African nations. The meeting will focus on trade, investment, and strengthening economic, energy, technological, and food sovereignty.
Russia's Economic Development Minister Maxim Reshetnikov announced that the Russia-ASEAN Strategic Program for Trade and Investment Cooperation through 2035 will be adopted in 2026. This program will act as a roadmap for concrete actions to enhance economic ties and foster long-term projects between Russia and ASEAN countries.
Tanzania and Russia have agreed to increase cooperation in trade and investment, with trade turnover growing 72% between 2020-2025. Discussions also covered strengthening ties in science, technology, education, agriculture, energy, infrastructure, mining, and tourism.
Russia and China have issued a joint statement highlighting their robust investment cooperation, which has reached a high level and continues to develop steadily, according to the Kremlin's website.
RDIF CEO Kirill Dmitriev stated that Russia-China investment cooperation is crucial for global partnership, prosperity, and security, with RDIF having invested in over 50 projects with Chinese partners. This comes as President Putin begins a two-day visit to China.
China's Commerce Minister Wang Wentao told Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury on April 23 that EU tightening of economic restrictions has negatively affected Chinese investors' confidence in Europe and impacted regular Sino-European trade cooperation. Wang reaffirmed China's readiness to strengthen trade ties with the EU while expressing hope Airbus would help resolve differences through dialogue.
