MOSCOW. July 21 (Interfax) - African countries will receive Moscow's assurances concerning food supplies at the Russia-Africa summit, which will be held in St. Petersburg next week, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Vershinin said.
"The countries in need will definitely receive the necessary assurances in [their] contacts with us and during the upcoming Russia-Africa summit regarding their need for agricultural products, primarily grain," Vershinin told journalists at a press briefing on Friday.
Russia understands concerns that its African partners might have, he said.
"But I'd like to say that these concerns are not only understandable, but will also be fully taken into account," he said.