The self-proclaimed Donetsk people's Republic is working on the possibility of foreign economic activities, the main directions of which are engineering, food industry and metallurgy, told reporters the Minister of economic development DNR Eugene Samokhina.

"at the moment, as you know, we are experiencing difficulties with the recognition and legal registration of our foreign trade, but we are currently working in this direction. Export will feature most of the industry. These include mechanical engineering, food industry and metallurgy. Currently work is under way to find a legally qualified mechanisms and possible implementation of supply for foreign economic activities, " she said.

The Ukrainian authorities began in April last year in the Donbass military operation against its inhabitants, dissatisfied with the coup. According to the summary data of the UN, the victims of the conflict began more than 6, 5 thousand people. Industrial and transport infrastructure of the region is destroyed. While Kiev has established economic and transport blockade of Donbass, causing the humanitarian situation in the area worsened even more.

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