“Even in the current conditions, Russia continues to fulfill its obligations under commercial contracts and sends food aid to the needy population of developing countries,” the message says.
It is noted that since February 24, more than 6 thousand tons of Russian food has been delivered to Lebanon, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Yemen, Sudan and Cuba.
Earlier, Russia's Permanent Representative to the UN Vasily Nebenzya said that the politicization of energy cooperation contributed to the food crisis.
On May 8, Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development Svenja Schulze warned of the possibility of the world's worst famine since World War II.