According to him, against the backdrop of the coronavirus pandemic in 2020, trade between the countries fell by 10% and is estimated at about $ 20 billion.

“On the other hand, in 2021, in the first half of the year, our trade turnover began to develop intensively.

First of all, our exports increased by 25%, while imports from Russia increased by 44%.

At the end of the year, we hope to achieve turnover indicators, which will exceed $ 30 billion. And the first figures for the first half of the year give us such hope, ”TASS quoted Mush as saying at the 21st joint meeting of the Russian-Turkish Business Council

Earlier, NSN reported that trade between Moscow and Canada reached $ 127.7 million in the first quarter of 2021