Russian grain supplies to Syria will continue

Russian grain exporters do not plan to unilaterally reduce their obligations under contracts with Syria, Eduard Zernin, Chairman of the Board of the Union of Grain Exporters and Producers, told RIA Novosti, adding that the union is open to new deliveries. "Russian grain exporters do not plan to unilaterally terminate their obligations under contracts. The issue of payment and repayment of debt for delivered products, if any, will be resolved in the normal course of business. As for new deliveries, we are open to proposals," he said. He noted that although Syria is not a key consumer of Russian wheat, Russia has recently played a key role in wheat supplies to the republic, being the ...