(diamondintelligence.com) - President Putin held a private meeting with Nicky Oppenheimer, Chairman of De Beers, on the first day of his State visit to South Africa, the first ever visit by a Russian Head of State to this country, reports Trend.
De Beers has enjoyed a longstanding relationship with Russia dating back almost 50 years through its relationship with Alrosa, the Russian diamond mining company.
Nicky Oppenheimer is chairing the South African wing of the Business Council of Russia and South Africa which aims to foster trade between South Africa and Russia and is being established in Cape Town. Both parties encouraged bilateral trade and commended the efforts of organized business to establish closer relations.
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