Ukraine's exports to single Italian region tops trade with some EU member states – Envoy

Exports to Veneto, the north-eastern region of Italy Veneto, exceeded exports to such countries such as UK, France, and Austria, according to Ukraine's Ambassador to the Italian Republic Yevhen Perelyhin. "Ukrainian-Italian economic cooperation has reached such a level, where best facilities are provided to present the potential of bilateral cooperation," Perelyhin wrote on Facebook.

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The Ambassador reported that he hosted an event to promote bilateral cooperation at a magnificent palace Ca 'Vendramin in Venice, where Europe’s first casino opened 500 years, in the presence of the regional authorities and entrepreneurs of Veneto.

Read alsoItalian far-right collaborators openly admit breaking law in Russian-occupied Crimea - KHPG"At the same time, the huge interest of local businesses to economic cooperation with Ukraine is based on the fact that in the past year, Ukrainian exports to the region amounted to about $500 million, while Ukraine-Veneto trade turnover exceeded the turnover of our country with countries such as Bulgaria or Greece, Denmark or Norway, Portugal and Serbia, Finland or Sweden," the Ambassador wrote.

He added that trade turnover with this Italian region was higher than that with the UK, France or Austria.

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