MOSCOW. March 18 (Interfax) - The Moscow government does not expect disruption of food supplies from NATO countries amid the current foreign political situation, Moscow's trade and service department head, Alexei Nemeryuk, told reporters on Tuesday.
The Moscow authorities do not expect foreign food suppliers to refuse implementing contractual obligations, Nemeryuk said.
"No concerns regarding food imports exist but just in case we have counted our supply figures if such a situation could happen," Nemeryuk said.
Moscow is up to 60% dependent on meat imports, he said.
"In any case, meat-supplying countries - our partners from BRICS states - are not related to NATO and no fears exist here," the official said.
Moscow is supplied with berries, vegetables and fruits from European countries, however "all food types, on which we are dependent, can be re-oriented from other markets," Nemeryuk said.
No one is interested in breaking off stable ties with European suppliers, Nemeryuk said. "The European market needs to sell its products as well. But if certain situation emerges, we can re-orient supplies to Central Asia, where all the products are the same," he said.