Authorities of Karelia plan to establish export deliveries of fish to the Chinese province of Fujian (East China), with which the region signed an agreement on twinning relations. The tasting party will go in the near future, said Thursday in an interview with TASS the head of the Republic Artur Parfenchikov.

"We are now actively working with Chinese partners from Fujian province on the Karelian supply of agricultural products, primarily fish. In the next few days will go to trial tasting batch of frozen fish. While two containers for tasting. By the end of this year is expected to supply fish for $1.5 million," he said.

According to him, in 2019, the volume of exports is expected to reach $5 million, and in 2020 it could reach $10 million. "We are planning an economic forum which will be held in Fujian in September, to sign a contract for the supply of fish, and the framework agreement in the coming days in Karelia the other day Fujian province in the Republic," said Parfenchikov.

He added that in recent times the region is actively beginning to develop fish production and in the future it is planned to supply to China of finished products. In addition, said the head of Karelia, the company "Allworld" owning the Petrozavodsk distillery, is negotiating with Chinese partners and are willing to adapt products for the Chinese market.

The fishing industry of Karelia includes sea and oceanic fishing, production of fish in inland waters, processing and trade of fish products. In the Republic grown 70% of Russian cage trout.