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
- About 30 agreements on trade, economic, scientific, technical and cultural cooperation are concluded between the Nizhny Novgorod Region and partner regions
- In 2023, 25 agreements were concluded with foreign partners by the regional government and local authorities (Belarus, China, Congo, Senegal, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan)
- The administrative center – Nizhny Novgorod – has 20 twin cities from 19 countries of neighbouring countries and beyond
- In 2023, more than 70 foreign delegations from 44 countries visited the Nizhny Novgorod Region, including Abkhazia, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Ghana, Germany, Georgia, Egypt, Israel, India, Jordan, Iraq, Iran, Spain, Kazakhstan, Qatar, China, Kyrgyzstan, Cote d'Ivoire, Latvia, Morocco, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Nigeria, Norway, Republic of Korea, Serbia, Syria, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Uzbekistan, Finland, Chad, Montenegro, Sri Lanka, Ecuador, Estonia, South Africa, South Ossetia
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 Dikun
Head of Office
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
Sergey Avdeev
Russia, Nizhny Novgorod, Osharskaya st., 18, room 33, 603005
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:
(Republika Srpska)
(Anhui, Hubei, Hunan, Sichuan provinces)
(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, Syrdarya and Tashkent regions)
