Egypt asks Russia to create free trade zone with Eurasian Economic Union

Egypt has sent a request to Russia to create a free trade zone with the Eurasian Economic Union, Russian Industrial and Trade Minister Denis Manturov said Wednesday, Sputnik reports.

“An official request from the Egyptian side has been received, today we received a copy of it in order to study it and help them in accordance [with the request] as we are interested,” Manturov said on Rossiya-24 television.