Russia was ready to supply more grain to Tunisia, Moscow's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Thursday during a visit to the North African country grappling with shortages fuelled by drought. "There is interest in increasing deliveries of our grain," said Lavrov, without specifying the conditions or cost. Over the past four years, Tunisia has been plagued by drought, which dealt a major blow to its last grain season. The North African country almost exclusively depends on imports for cereals and is in dire need for durum wheat, soft wheat and barley until spring 2024 at least. Lavrov said after meeting with Tunisian Foreign Minister Nabil Ammar that "we agreed to develop our cooperation in all sectors."

Source: The North Africa Journal December 22, 2023 12:26 UTC