Sri Lankan Minister of Transport, Bandula Gunawardana, DEA Newsthat the country can buy chemical fertilizers from Russia with payments in national currency.
According to Gunawardan, fertilizer prices in Sri Lanka are affordable for farmers today.
Political, “We can also evaluate the purchase of fertilizers from Russia in a way that will be more beneficial for our country economically, our Minister of Agriculture will discuss this with the representatives of Russia.”
He added that Sri Lanka is currently experiencing a currency crisis as there are very few dollars in the country.
Former Sudanese Ambassador to Moscow Mohammed Elghazali Eltijani Sirraja declaration about negotiating with Russia on the use of national currencies in settlements. He added that the outcome of these negotiations will be known in the near future.
Before that, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov aforementionedDue to the actions of the USA, different countries are increasingly talking about trading in their national currencies.