Former German Federal Minister for Economics and labour, Wolfgang Clement and the head of the Board of the German-Russian chamber of Commerce Michael harms were in favour of economic interaction between Russia and Europe, " the German magazine.

"I urge all who occupies the position of Manager in the economies of our countries, not to consider themselves victims of the crisis situation and to take the initiative in their hands," said Clement in the process of events in the framework of the Moscow economic forum. The politician also noted that the economy should become a mediator between Russia and the West as a time of conflict around Ukraine, when fighting in the Donbas have the opportunity to undermine ties between Russia and Germany.

The policy of economic rapprochement of the two countries was confirmed by the head of the Board of the German-Russian chamber of Commerce Michael harms. He said that trust between Russia and Germany is not completely destroyed, and it is important in the future to find and implement constructive projects, in which the free trade area between Russia and the EU.

previously the head of the Ministry of economy and energy in Germany Sigmar Gabriel said that the end of the conflict in Ukraine, EU countries have the opportunity to start conversations with the Russian Federation on the establishment of the free trade. On the last working day of the week about his interest in the establishment of the free trade of the Eurasian economic Union, said the Ambassador of Egypt in the Russian Federation, Mohammed El-Badri.

The idea of establishing free trade with Russia was supported by the majority of German economists. Director of the Association of chambers of Commerce in Germany (DIHK) Martin Wansleben (Martin Wansleben said in an interview to the newspaper Passauer Neuen Presse that talks about creating and opportunities total trade area between the EU and EEC could be a "bridge" towards the exit of the Ukrainian fall.

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