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Tomsk governor: turnover with the EU countries to be increased

© РИА Томск. Павел СтефанскийTomsk governor: turnover with the EU countries to be increased
© РИА Томск. Павел СтефанскийTomsk governor: turnover with the EU countries to be increased
© РИА Томск. Павел СтефанскийTomsk governor: turnover with the EU countries to be increased

TOMSK, Oct 8 – RIA Tomsk. The governor of the Tomsk region Sergei Zhvachkin set the task to intensify the trade turnover of the region with the countries of the European Union; today it is 18%, press service of the regional administration reported on Monday.

It is noted that the meeting of the governor of the Tomsk region with the ambassador of the European Union to Russia Markus Ederer and the heads of diplomatic missions of EU countries working in the Tomsk region was held at the Reception House. It was about discussing the prospects for cooperation between the Tomsk region and the countries of the European Union.

According to the head of the region, in recent years, almost a third of the turnover of the Tomsk region accounted for Asian countries, 50% – for Central Asia. Investments from China and India in the extraction and processing of natural resources are the main foreign investments in the real sector of the Tomsk region economy.

"Europe continues to be one of the most important trading partners of the region: the trade turnover of the Tomsk region with the EU countries is 18%. We set the goal to increase non-oil exports to the EU countries. Many Tomsk high-tech companies have been successfully carry out deliveries to Europe for a long time and it is worth following an example from them", – the press service quoted Zhvachkin.

It is added that the Tomsk innovative business is strong in such areas as new materials, pharmaceuticals, test equipment, medical equipment. Tomsk IT-companies work with the whole world, including such giants as Google, Facebook, Disney.

"I would especially like to draw your attention to the products of deep processing of Siberian wild plants with the preservation of all nutrients and vitamins. In Europe people already know Tomsk cedar milk, natural juices from Siberian berries. We are ready to expand the range and volume of supplies, we are interested in finding of new trading partners", – Zhvachkin noted.

In turn, the EU Ambassador to Russia highly appreciated the prospects for cooperation between the EU and the region in the scientific and educational sphere. "Tomsk will always be in first place for us. I see great potential in cooperation with universities, in student exchanges, in the field of culture. I hope to return to you next year to the Film Festival of the European Union countries", – the press service quoted Ederer.

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