Governor of Sverdlovsk Region Eduard Rossel met a delegation of officials from the Democratic Republic of Congo on July 7, 2008. Congo’s Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Russia and Senator Leonard She Okitundu were among the delegation members.

The Congolese officials arrived in Yekaterinburg in order to set up Congo’s Honorary Consulate in the city.

In the course of the meeting, Governor Eduard Rossel said Sverdlovsk Region had a well-developed industrial infrastructure and could therefore make excellent use of raw materials Congo is rich in.