Russian Ambassador to Norway Teimuraz Ramishvili said: RIA NewsIt was stated that the trade volume between Russia and Norway has decreased by almost 80 percent since the beginning of 2023.
According to him, Norway has participated in all packages of EU anti-Russian sanctions, with some exceptions.
“If at the end of last year this did not lead to a significant change in trade turnover <…>Ramishvili stated that there has been a sharp decline in bilateral trade volumes by almost 80% since the beginning of 2023.
He added that this was primarily related to the supply of Russian products to Norway, and that some of the products were supplied under contracts signed before February 24, 2022. Overall, Russia’s share in Norway’s total trade turnover from January to August 2023 was less than 1 percent. %.
Before that, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin aforementionedIt was stated that the trade turnover between Russia and China increased by 27% in January-September 2023 compared to the same period of 2022, reaching 16 trillion rubles.
Previously Mishustin in the name Avoid excessive optimism.