Alexander Shokhin noted that Japanese companies were not withdrawing from gas projects in Russia.

Moscow and Beijing have almost fully shifted to using national currencies in their mutual settlements, Mikhail Mishustin added.

Mikhail Mishustin noted that creative industries account for approximately 4% of Russia's GDP, and the government is working to boost this figure.

He said that after the sanctions are lifted, freight, transportation, and insurance of such transactions are not subject to restrictions.

He added that the trade balance with Thailand, which is also a major market, "is becoming more balanced, so this discussion can be continued together with our EAEU partners."

Sergey Tsivilev added that gas remains the most environmentally friendly fossil fuel, with demand for it growing, first of all in Asia and Africa.

The volume of imported gasoline on the Russian market remains stable at 10%, the official stressed.

Dmitry Yadrov also suggested establishing faster information interaction between the countries

The Russian and US presidents have discussed energy problems by phone.

Alexey Gromov noted that despite the rationale behind the idea, Europe was unlikely to change its chosen political course.