Russia and Iran bilateral trade in the first 8 months increased 1.5 times higher in comparison with same period of the last year.
MOSCOW (Sputnik) The trade turnover betweenRussia and Iran inthe first 8 months of2016 was 1.5 times higher thanduring the same period ofthe last year, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Friday atthe talks withhis Iranian counterpart Javad Zarif.
I can happily cite our statistics, which shows that duringthe 8 months ofthis year, trade turnover betweenRussia and the Islamic republic ofIran has risen by1.5 times, Lavrov said. Zarif and Lavrov are currently holding talks inMoscow, mostly focusing onthe Syrian crisis. Later, Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem will also join the discussion. In August, Russian Ambassador toIran Levan Dzhagaryan said that inthe first five months of2016, trade grew over70 percent inyear-on year terms, amounting toover $855 million, adding that boosting trade withIran was a priority forRussia.