The Russian side stressed the signals about the continuation of economic cooperation, coming from Italy, Spain And Portugal, told in the capital of Russia at the meeting on the preparation of the second Pan-European festival marathon, the first Director of the European Department of the Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Alexander Shulgin.
Speaking at the event, he reiterated the support of the Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation the idea of the festival." We consider the idea of the marathon, timely And extremely useful, the most in the current difficult international relations, " he said.
Shulgin told that " yesterday the Russian foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov spoke at a meeting with French businessmen working in Russia. Obviously there is the weariness of a sanctions confrontation, artificially created by the EU ".
"Speaking at the current meeting of French entrepreneurs (participants) spoke about the fact that none of the organizations working in the market of Russia, left, And all are determined to continue our work And to our Relationship returned to normal. And similar to the signals We receive from many of our other partners, specifically, Italy, Spain, Portugal, " added Shulgin.
Relations between Russia And the West deteriorated in connection with the situation in Ukraine. At the end of July 2014, the EU And the US from point penalties against private individuals And organizations have moved to the measures against entire sectors of Russia's economy. In response, Russia restricted imports of food items from countries that have entered against her punishment: USA, EU, Canada, Australia And Norway.
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