Mishustin: trade turnover between Russia and Kazakhstan at the end of the year should become a record

“It has already exceeded (the volume of trade. -

) 16 billion dollars.

And by the end of the year, I am absolutely sure, we must reach record levels of mutual trade, which cannot but please us, "RIA Novosti Mishustin quotes.

According to him, the trade turnover of the two countries returned to the growth trajectory, and already from January to August its volume increased by more than a third, compared to the same period in 2020.

Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the coronavirus pandemic complicates contacts in the CIS space, but the indicators of trade cooperation within the framework of the association are beginning to improve.