"It may sound strange" Russian representative: In the first quarter of this year, Russia's export to the EU doubled more than doubled

According to the Russian Tasha reported on the 15th, the Russian resident representative of the EU, Chirov, said during the participation in the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (Spief) that the European Union was still "Russia's largest trade and economic partnerships on Russia's" Russia "".

In an interview with the "Russian 24" TV station, he said: "I think that for a long period of time, (Russia) will have to deal with the old world and Europe. Even after six rounds of sanctions, Europe is still our biggest trade And economic partners, although it may sound strange in the current environment. "

Chirov added that Russia's exports to the European Union doubled more than doubled in the first quarter of 2022.

Russia's permanent representative of the European Union, Chirov, source: People's Vision

On February 24, Russian President Putin announced special military operations on Ukraine. Since then, the United States and EU countries have imposed a series of severe sanctions on individuals and institutions in Russia. On May 30, EU Council President Michelle announced that the European Union had reached a consensus on Russia's sanctions on the sixth round. He said that the latest round of sanctions will involve more than two -thirds of Russian oil imports of more than two -thirds of the EU member states. Feng Delin, the chairman of the European Commission, expressed support for the decision. She said, "By the end of this year, the amount of oil imported from Russia from Russia will effectively decrease by about 90%."

According to reports, the 25th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum hosted by the Russian Convention and Exhibition Foundation will continue from June 15 to the 18th. This year's theme is "New World · New Opportunities". According to the forum agenda, the forum is mainly divided into 4 themes, involving issues such as global and Russian economy, digitalization and information security, and human resources development. The forum will pay special attention to the new challenges facing Russia under the current situation, and is committed to finding the way Russia responded to Western sanctions and improved its long -term economic development potential. Started St. Petersburg International Economic Forum was held in 1997, and it has now become one of Russia's most important international large -scale economic forums.

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