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Foreign Minister: We help Italian companies

Sergey Lavrov, Russia’s FM, was interviewed by AGI news agency, Foreign Ministry’s webpage reported, citing Lavrov as saying that “Russia and Italy maintain close ties in trade, the economy, energy, research, culture and the humanitarian sphere.” 

According to the Minister, “Some 500 Italian companies and banking organizations continue to work in Russia. We are providing whatever help we can to them.”

He stressed that “Energy is a strategic area of our versatile cooperation. Russia remains a major supplier of natural gas to Italy, providing about 35% of Italy’s gas needs. The Italian business community has a stake in joining Europe-bound gas delivery projects. Saipem is involved in the Nord Stream-2 project. Opportunities for enlisting Italian companies to build gas transport infrastructure as part of the southern route of Russian gas deliveries to European countries are being studied at the corporate level.”

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