About the region
International cooperation
General information
The Government of the Nizhny Novgorod Region pays great attention to the development of international and foreign economic relations. The main focus is on attracting foreign investors, providing assistance in establishing direct business contacts between Nizhny Novgorod and foreign enterprises and forming an attractive image of the region abroad
- More than 30 agreements on trade, economic, scientific, technical and cultural cooperation are concluded between the Nizhny Novgorod Region and partner regions
- In 2024, 10 agreements were concluded with foreign partners by the regional government and local authorities (Abkhazia, Belarus, China, Republika Srpska (Bosnia and Herzegovina) and Uzbekistan)
- The administrative center – Nizhny Novgorod – has 24 twin cities from 19 countries of neighbouring countries and beyond
- In 2024, 218 delegations from 90 countries visited the Nizhny Novgorod Region, including Abkhazia, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Venezuela, Hungary, Vietnam, Haiti, Gambia, Guatemala, Guinea, Germany, Honduras, Greece, Georgia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Zimbabwe, Israel, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Iran, Spain, Italy, Yemen, Kazakhstan, Cambodia, Canada, Cameroon, Kyrgyzstan, China, Costa Rica, Cuba, Laos, Liberia, Mauritania, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Morocco, Mexico, Mozambique, Moldova, Mongolia, Myanmar, Namibia, Niger, Nicaragua, UAE, Oman, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Republic of the Congo, Republic of Korea, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Saint Lucia, Serbia, USA, Thailand, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Uganda, Uzbekistan, Philippines, France, Montenegro, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Sri Lanka, Ecuador, Ethiopia, South Africa and South Ossetia
The Nizhny Novgorod Region as a platform for BRICS events
The Russian Federation is one of the founding countries of BRICS, an intergovernmental association of 10 countries with dynamically developing economies, aimed at building international partnerships and ensuring universal well-being and sustainable development
The Nizhny Novgorod Region became one of the main platforms for BRICS events
There were held 6 events with the participation of the Governor of the Nizhny Novgorod Region Gleb Nikitin and heads of government bodies, diplomatic missions and regions of foreign countries:
- International scientific and practical forum "Current issues of combating money laundering and terrorist financing"
- Forum of sister cities and municipalities of the BRICS countries
- Meeting of the BRICS foreign ministers and an extended session with the participation of the foreign ministers of the Global South and East
- Meeting of the BRICS industry ministers
- Meeting of the BRICS environment ministers
- Meeting of the BRICS Working Group on information and communication technologies and high-performance computing systems
ON THE TERRITORY OF THE REGION INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS ARE CARRIED OUT AND REGULATED BY THE FOLLOWING INSTITUTIONS AND DEPARTMENTS
Olga Guseva
Minister
Russia, Nizhny Novgorod, Kremlin, 2 Bld., 603082
Diplomatic and Consular Corps in Nizhny Novgorod
Sergey Malov
Head of Office
Russia, Nizhny Novgorod, Kremlin, 1 Bld., 603082
nnov@mid.ru
Oleg Shvets
Consul General
Russia, Nizhny Novgorod, Kremlin, 2 Bld., room 4, 603082
Honorary Consuls
Vladimir Litvinchuk
Russia, Nizhny Novgorod, Mineeva st., 29 B, room 228, 603127
Yuriy Titov
Russia, Nizhny Novgorod, Piskunova st., 29, room 40, 603005
Alekyan Agasi
Russia, Nizhny Novgorod, Krasnozvezdnaya st., 39/1, 603104
Oleg Zaytzev
Russia, Nizhny Novgorod, Sovnarkomovskaya st., 13, room 209, 603086
Vadim Yun
Russia, Nizhny Novgorod, Varvarskaya st., 32, room 400, 603006
REPRESENTATIVE OFFICES OF THE NIZHNY NOVGOROD REGION
Grankov Sergey
Head of Representative Office
7 Maly Palashevsky lane, Moscow, 123104
Dudkin Andrey
Head of the Representative Office
220004, Minsk, Pobediteley Ave., 23, building 1, room 422
States
COOPERATION WITH FOREIGN COUNTRIES
The Nizhny Novgorod Region progressively expands the geography of international cooperation, as well increases the intensity of bilateral cooperation with foreign countries.
Partner countries and regions:
(La Rioja Province)
(Republika Srpska)
(Anhui, Hubei, Hunan, Sichuan, Jiangxi provinces, Chongqing City)
(Tampere region)
(Bouches-du-Rhone department)
(North Rhine-Westphalia)
(Lombardy region)
(Miyagi Prefecture)
(Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship)
(the city of central subordination of Da Nang)
COOPERATION WITH C.I.S.
Nizhny Novgorod Region actively develops cooperation with the C.I.S. The requirement of these countries to modernize their infrastructure creates opportunities for large regional enterprises to enter and gain a foothold in the markets of these countries.
Partner countries and regions:
(Vayots-Dzor region)
(Brest, Grodno, Minsk, Vitebsk regions)
(Karaganda region)
(Gagauzia)
(Sughd region)
(Bukhara, Kashkadarya, Navoi, Syrdarya and Tashkent regions)
