Russian Minister of Agriculture Dmitry Patrushev, in his meeting with President Vladimir Putin, said that the Russian Federation has completed the supply of wheat to the six poorest countries in Africa. TASS.
According to Patrushev, a total of 200 thousand tons of humanitarian aid were delivered to Africa. Mali, Burkina Faso, Zimbabwe and Eritrea bought 25 thousand tons of grain each, and Somalia and the Central African Republic bought 50 thousand tons of grain each. The first grain ship left the port on November 7 last year, and the last one reached the African continent at the end of January.
Patrushev emphasized that this is the first time Russia has carried out such a large humanitarian aid action. The deliveries were carried out jointly with United Grain Company, with the support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation.
It was previously reported that Russian President Vladimir Putin was in the late evening of February 20. accepted Minister of Agriculture Dmitry Patrushev in the Kremlin.
Previously expert saidIt could replace the previous grain agreement.
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Source: Gazeta
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