View of Nur-Sultan. File photoALMA-ATA, Jun 14 Kazakhstan is calling on countries that are members of the World Trade Organization (WTO) to take measures to overcome the global food crisis, the press service of the republic's Ministry of Trade and Integration said. circulated press release of the department, the topic of food security was discussed at the 12th WTO Ministerial Conference taking place these days in Geneva, chaired by Kazakhstan.Greece declared no food shortage problemDeputy Prime Minister — Minister of Trade and Integration of Kazakhstan Bakhyt Sultanov, who is the head of the Kazakh delegation, at a session on food security, noted the importance of adopting a draft ministerial declaration on trade and food security and a ministerial decision on the non-use of export restrictions on World Food Program purchases. «This decision will allow the implementation of humanitarian food supply programs in regions experiencing disasters, even in the event of a complete ban on the export of such products outside certain countries,» the ministry said in a statement. The conference also noted that all countries in the world are facing skyrocketing food prices, and trade restrictions are further exacerbating the situation for regions experiencing food shortages. «I urge all WTO countries to follow follow the example of Kazakhstan and return to their countries from this conference with tangible results that will resolve the global food crisis,» Sultanov said during his speech. On Sunday, World Trade Organization Director Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said that export restrictions are driving up prices for food and could exacerbate the global food crisis.
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