Russian-Argentine trade and economic cooperation

The author analyzes the trajectory, the current state, problems and prospects of development of the trade and economic relations between the Russian Federation and the Argentine Republic. The article shows that Russia and Argentina are traditional business partners whose interaction has over a century. During these years the Russian-Argentine bilateral ties have gone through a number of different stages and in the mid of 2010-s achieved a status of the comprehensive strategic partnership. At present, however, for a variety of internal and external reasons, cooperation between the two countries is going through a difficult period.