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Article: Russia is de-facto integrated with European Union - Ivanov.
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- Russia & CIS Business and Financial Newswire
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- May 23, 2007
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Russia is de-facto integrated with European Union - Ivanov
MOSCOW. May 23 (Interfax) - Russia and the European Union have advanced significantly in economic integration, but individual EU members are still acting contrary to their interests, First Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov said.
"Whether you like it or not, Russia has become largely, de-facto, integrated with the European Union," Ivanov said at a news conference at Interfax in Moscow on Wednesday.
"We are the European Union's third largest trade partner after the United States and China. The eurozone accounts for more than 50% of our foreign trade," he said.
Ivanov described ...