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the international market situation, our trade turnover gained more than 10% in
January - October of this year as compared to the like period of 2021 and
totalled [over] $22bn, which is a record high figure. If this trend continues until
the year-end, I am confident we will achieve new record-breaking figures by
the volume of interaction in our mutual trade," Mishustin said. Countries are
accelerating existing joint projects in machine-building, nuclear power industry,
agriculture and digital development, the Russian Prime Minister said, referring
to bilateral economic relations.
Iran hopes to ramp up trade turnover with Russia to $5bn in the foreseeable future, Deputy Foreign Minister Mehdi Safari said at a meeting with the Russian delegation headed by President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry Sergey Katyrin.
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