MOSCOW, Nov 8 product deal, including the connection of Rosselkhozbank to the SWIFT system, is proceeding, but slowly, said on Tuesday the chairman of the supreme council of United Russia, Russian Ambassador to Belarus Boris Gryzlov. At the same time, the US and the EU continue to create obstacles that undermine financial security: the Russian Agricultural Bank is still disconnected from the SWIFT international interbank system, the main bank of our agro-industrial complex serving international food transactions,» Gryzlov said. speaking at the international inter-party conference of the European Union «Actual issues of international security in the context of geopolitical instability.»
«Negotiations are underway, but slowly. Nevertheless, Russia will not leave pop We need to overcome these difficulties in order to ensure the food security of millions of people around the world, including and especially in African countries,» he stressed.
In Istanbul, on July 22, multilateral agreements were signed to lift Russian products for export and Russia's assistance in the export of Ukrainian grain. The agreements were signed by representatives of Russia, Turkey, Ukraine and the UN. Russian President Vladimir Putin pointed out in early September that the West exports most Ukrainian grain to its own states, and not to needy countries in Africa. Russian Permanent Representative to the UN Vasily Nebenzya noted that part of the food deal concerning the export of Russian food and fertilizers is not working. The contract expires on November 19.