About it reports Reuters with reference to Minister of internal trade of Syria Abdullah al-Gharbi. "We signed a three-year contract and try to arrange for its financing from the Russian side", — said the Minister. He noted that in 2017, Syria imports from Russia about 1.7 million tons, the Ministry of agriculture of Russia refused to comment on this statement.

According to Reuters, the conflict in Syria, the country produced 4 million tons of wheat that was allowed to export 1.5 million tons of grain. As explained by the Minister, this year from government-controlled territory, was able to collect 350 thousand tons of wheat.

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