“On the topic of food security, we note that Russia, as a responsible supplier of food, is able to significantly increase the export of relevant goods and fertilizers, while directing supplies to African countries and the Middle East region and helping to solve the problems of hunger,” RIA Novosti quotes Vershinin.
According to him, Russia is cooperating with the UN secretariat in this area.
Earlier, Russian Ambassador-at-Large Oleg Ozerov noted that Western sanctions created problems not for Russia, but for African countries.
The head of EU diplomacy, Josep Borrell, noted that a number of African countries have expressed concern about the consequences of EU sanctions against Russia.