The trade turnover between Russia and Bulgaria in 2013 was significantly down - almost one fifth of the volume, said on the first day of the week, the Ambassador of Bulgaria in the Russian Federation Boyko Kotzev at a press conference in MIA " Russia today ".
according to him, during the first ten months of 2014, the total volume of trade turnover between the countries amounted to 4, $ 5 billion.
"what's $ 4 billion - a Russian import, mainly This applies to energy. This is 18% less in comparison with the year 2013, " said the Ambassador.
according to him, a little more than 600 thousand dollars of exports from Bulgaria to the Russian Federation, less than 4% in comparison with the year 2013.
"We believe that the decrease of export most importantly connected with the situation in Ukraine, the introduction of punishment from the Russian side and the situation with the Russian ruble," the Ambassador added.
The Ukrainian authorities began in April last year in the Donbass military operation against dissatisfied with the coup d'etat in the region. According to the summary data of the United Nations, victims of the conflict began almost 5, 7 thousands of civilians. The resolution of the Ukrainian fall under negotiation in different formats, such as during meetings of the contact group in Minsk with the mediation of Russia and the OSCE.
in connection with the situation in Ukraine relations between Russia and the West deteriorated. At the end of July, the EU and the US from point penalties against private individuals and organizations turned to measures against entire sectors of the Russian economy. In response, Russia has restricted the import of food items from countries that have introduced in relation to penalties: USA, EU, Canada, Australia and Norway. A ban were beef, pork, poultry, sausages, fish, vegetables, fruits, dairy products and some other products.
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