THE TURNOVER OF THE TRADE BETWEEN RUSSIA AND IRAN WAS INTO 2000 OF 600
MILLION DOLLARS








MOSCOW, March 12.  (Corr. Ria " Novosti " Alexandre Ivachtchenko).
The turnover of the trade between Russia and Iran was into 2000 of 600
million dollars, let know the ministry for the economic Development
and the Trade of the Federation of Russia.

According to estimates' of the experts of the ministry, the trade
enters the two countries accroit in a stable way lately.  The year
derniere, Russian exports to Iran are chiffrees has 550 million
dollars, against 416,7 million dollars in 1999.  The imports coming
from Iran reached, into 2000, 50 million dollars, but this index is a
inferior has that of 1999 (69,6 million dollars).

According to experts' of the ministry, the machines and the goods of
equipment constitute more moitie Russian exports towards Iran.  Russia
also provides metaux ferrous ore, manures, pastes and papers on the
market Iranian.

The foodstuffs - nut, fruits, juice, pasta products - and the tobacco
are the principal articles of the Russian imports coming from Iran.