Lavrov announced the timing for the supply of Russian grain to Africa

Russia will export grain to African countries by the end of this year. According to RIA Novosti, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov spoke about this following negotiations with the Secretary General of the Arab League Ahmed Abu al-Gheit. According to him, humanitarian assistance to the countries of the continent will not end there. “By the end of the year, these deliveries will be completed, and we will continue our humanitarian activity in this direction next year,” the diplomat said. According to him, this will also affect the supply of fertilizers. Lavrov also once again touched upon the topic of the “grain deal”. He recalled that Russia’s withdrawal from this agreement did not negatively affect the food security of developing countries, as Western countries (the European Union and the United States) had previously predicted. Let us note that this was facilitated by Russian supplies in this direction that were not dependent on the deal. According to preliminary estimates, ...