He said this to RIA Novosti.

“The Ministry of Health supports initiatives to increase the age of alcohol sales, since it is known that alcohol consumption, especially strong, is associated with an increased risk of death in working age,” he said.

Along with this, Salagai added that this step can also lead to a reduction in the number of accidents, crimes and other negative social consequences.

Earlier, the former chief sanitary doctor of Russia, State Duma deputy Gennady Onishchenko spoke about the idea of ​​raising the age for the sale of alcohol.