Moscow and Athens discussed how to circumvent anti-Russian sanctions
During the visit of Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov to Greece, a number of issues were discussed, including the development of a scheme to circumvent anti-Russian sanctions, Izvestia reports, citing a source in Russian foreign policy circles.
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The publication notes that both Russia and Greece recognize the negative impact of the anti-Russian sanctions imposed by the EU and the Russian embargo that followed them for the EU countries.
“Greece, which supplied most of its agricultural products to the Russian Federation, suffered more than many of its EU colleagues,” the newspaper points out. – According to the Federal Customs Service of Russia, in 2014 trade turnover decreased by 39,2%, in 2015 by another 34%. However, both Russia and Greece are looking for a solution to this problem. As a source in Russian foreign policy circles told Izvestia, Moscow, within the framework of the Russian-Greek Commission on Economic, Industrial, Scientific and Technical Cooperation, proposed Athens to circumvent sanctions by creating joint ventures.”
“Russia cannot make an exception for one country, so Moscow proposed mixed production. We expect a response from the Greek side on this matter in the near future. This issue was raised at the negotiations in Athens,” the publication’s interlocutor said.
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