VLADIVOSTOK, September 4. /TASS/. Russia has the largest trade turnover with China, India, and Turkey, while the EU countries were the leaders before the sanctions, Deputy Head of Russia’s Federal Customs Service Vladimir Ivin told TASS on the sidelines of the Eastern Economic Forum (EEF-2024).
"China, India, Turkey, if we are talking about foreign countries," he said, answering a question about the main participants in trade turnover after the introduction of sanctions against Russia.
"Of course, many EU countries have left. The Netherlands, which used our energy resources, has left the list of top countries altogether, as well as Germany, Greece, Belgium. That's it, they are no longer there," Ivin added.
According to him, the departure of EU countries from the leaders in trade turnover with Russia was gradual. "In two years, we no longer see them in the top ten countries," he said.
The Eastern Economic Forum (EEF-2024) is underway on the campus of the Far Eastern Federal University in Vladivostok on September 3-6, 2024. The main theme of the EEF in 2024 is "Far East 2030. Combining strengths to create new potential."
The EEF is one of the largest international conferences in Russia. It has been held in the Primorsky Region’s Russky Island in Vladivostok since 2015. The Forum is the initiative of Russian President Vladimir Putin, who decreed that the event be held annually.
The forum's objectives and goals include promoting the accelerated growth of Russia’s Far East region; assessing its potential for exports; expanding international cooperation in the Asia-Pacific Region; showcasing the investment appeal of the region, its steadily progressing territories, and the Vladivostok free port.
The Roscongress Foundation has served as the Forum’s organizer since 2016. TASS is the general information partner of the EEF.