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💬Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s remarks during the 43rd meeting of the Foreign Ministry’s Council of Heads of Constituent Entities of the Russian Federation Our today’s agenda focuses on Agricultural Diplomacy for the Regions. This is a very important topic these days. Russia has been performing its obligations under international contracts in good faith. We are among the key actors when it comes to guaranteeing food security. It is quite obvious that in today’s geopolitical environment, being proactive in our diplomatic efforts in the agricultural sector helps forge stronger ties with the countries in the Global South and East, and serves as an effective asset in our foreign policy. We saw this during last year’sRussia-Africa Summit, where President Vladimir Putin put forward several initiatives to supply food and fertilisers to the countries in the Global South which need this kind of assistance. We also saw this in Sochi, at the Sirius centre, which hosted the First Ministerial Conference of the Russia-Africa Partnership Forum. This is a very important topic for the Global Majority, including our friends within BRICS. In June 2024, Moscow hosted the Conference on Food Security and Sustainable Agricultural Development as part of Russia’s BRICS chairmanship. Its participants outlined specific steps for reinforcing our cooperation in this domain. Those taking part in the Kazan Summit supported Russia’s initiative to establish a grain exchange within BRICS and possibly expanding it in the future by adding other agricultural sectors. In this context, the proposal by Tambov Region Head Yevgeny Pervyshov to set up an International Centre for Food Security and Fighting Hunger within the Michurinsk State Agrarian University was quite timely and relevant. We will hear more details about this proposal today. #BRICS2024#RussianMFA