Deputy Prime Minister Victoria Abramchenko. Archival photoMOSCOW, June 15Russia is a responsible partner in food supplies and will provide them to North Africa, the Middle East and Asia in general, Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Victoria Abramchenko said in an interview with RBC.< p>"Russia was and continues to be an agrarian superpower. And we are a responsible partner, we will find a way to ensure the delivery of food to countries in North Africa, the Middle East, and Asia,” Abramchenko said.
The Deputy Prime Minister recalled that the main trading partners that buy Russian food are Turkey, Kazakhstan, Egypt, and denied the information that after the start of the military operation in Ukraine, there were cases when countries not involved in the conflict refused to accept food from Russia. «I officially declare that there are no such facts, we did not record them. But we recorded the facts of sending messages from Washington that Russian food should be abandoned,» Abramchenko emphasized. Meanwhile, there are many countries that do not approve of anti-Russian sanctions and want to to continue trade and interaction with the Russian Federation, Abramchenko continued — for example, such a global trading partner as Turkey, as well as the countries of the African continent. «Given climate change and the threat of a sharp reduction in water resources — sources of drinking water supply — I see great potential for our cooperation with African countries in the areas of food and subsoil use,» she said.
Palestine is counting on Moscow's assistance in grain supplies. She also stated that Russia does not prevent the export of grain from any part of Ukraine, including from the territory where «interim administrations» work. «We do not interfere in this process. Today, this grain is exported by road and rail — we see these corridors of grain carriers and trucks that go to Europe. Ukrainian grain can be exported, if there is a desire,» she noted. already unfriendly trading partners have done a huge amount to the entire global economy. And the world will probably sort out these «cases» for a very long time,» the Deputy Prime Minister concluded. .jpg» />Putin approved the allocation of grain to Afghanistan, said the Russian Foreign Ministry