BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 2
By Jeila Aliyeva - Trend:
The foreign trade turnover of Russia’s Lipetsk region with Turkmenistan increased by 17.5 percent in 1Q2021, compared to the same period in 2020 and amounted to $33,000, the administration of the Lipetsk region told Trend.
"At the same time, the main part of the trade turnover is exports, the share of which was 95.7 percent. The trade balance is positive: $298,000," the administration said.
The volume of exports from Lipetsk to Turkmenistan increased by 16 percent compared to 2020 and amounted to $31,000.
As earlier the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs told Trend, The positive dynamics in Russian-Turkmen trade continued in 2020 – the trade turnover increased by 39.6 percent, compared to 2019 and reached $970.2 million (excluding Turkmen gas supplies).
The message said that the volume of exports increased by 19.6 percent (to $649.5 million), imports – by 11.6 percent (to $320.6 million).
"In 2020, Turkmenistan mainly exported metals and products made from them; food products and agricultural raw materials; chemical industry products; machinery, equipment, and vehicles," the ministry noted.
The main items of import from Turkmenistan were: chemical industry products; textile, products made from it and shoes; food products and agricultural raw materials; mineral products.