A: does your country export a lot of natural resources?
B; we export some coal to European countries, but our biggest exports is copper, which we export to Europe, north America, and china.
A: which resources do you have to import?
B: we import a little oil from Venezuela, but we are fairly self-sufficient. We import some iron and a lot of aluminium from neighouring countries.
A: I heard that you country recently discovered deposits of precious stone.
B: yes, that's right. So far, only small deposits have been found. Engineers in my country are focusing on drilling for oil. The government is keen to exploit our natural resources to get money to import our country.
A: if your government invests in your country's infrastructure, it will be money well spent.
B: yes. We need to put the money into long-term projects rather than wasting it on short-term ones.
