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Oil Refinery Construction in Congo Could Be Next Step Amid Pipeline Deal With Russia, Consul Says

Earlier, the Congo's Minister of International Cooperation Denis-Christel Sassou-Nguesso told media that the Pointe-Noire – Maluko oil pipeline construction would start soon. The agreement was signed at the 7th meeting of the Intergovernmental Russian-Congolese mixed commission on economic, scientific and technical cooperation and trade.

The Republic of Congo is expecting to jointly build an oil refinery with Russia. The country's honorary consul in St. Petersburg Jocelin Patrick Mandzela told Russian media.

The consul stressed that his country is also ready to actively cooperate with Russian companies in agriculture and tourism..