South Sudan believes that Russian companies can help it to develop its oil, natural gas, and refining industries, the foreign minister of the small African oil producer has told Sputnik. Awut Deng Acuil, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of South Sudan, visited Russia earlier this week, where she met with Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to discuss areas of potential cooperation. The ministers followed up previous contacts from the Russia-Africa summit last October. “We informed our colleagues…
