Russian Ambassador to Iran Levan JagaryanMOSCOW, February 8 a historical indicator in trade of almost $4 billion, Russian Ambassador to Tehran Levan Dzhagaryan said in an interview with RIA Novosti. According to him, against the backdrop of a high level of political interaction between Russia and Iran, there is a huge unrealized potential for the development of trade and economic cooperation.» At the same time, in recent years, despite the US sanctions pressure and the impact of the spread of coronavirus infection, we have seen a steady increase in trade,» Jagaryan said. He stressed that the dynamics of an increase in the volume of bilateral trade in the past 2021 inspires certain optimism in this area.» According to the Russian Federal Customs Service, the trade turnover for the year increased by more than 80% and amounted to approximately 4 billion US dollars, which is a historical maximum in the history of Russia-Iran relations,» the Russian ambassador said. The diplomat added that both Moscow and Tehran are making great efforts to remove existing barriers to the development of trade and economic relations between the countries.
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