“India for Russia is still not an open country. We do not sell 5 million tons of wheat, but we want to do it. Instead, you want to sell Buffalo meat, but we don't really want, because we develop our production of beef and of cattle”, – said Tkachev.

The head of the Ministry stressed the need to move away from the existing system of supply in which Turkey is the “hub” for Russia's exports of agricultural products and to develop direct trade between the two countries.

“Turkey is our closest neighbor, and through Turkey is about 3 million tons, our export of grain, of which more than 2 million goes to other countries, in particular, Arabic. It's such a hub. And I think that, of course, we need to break these principles, the stereotypes that exist. And I think we are actively on our side of the Eurasian Union is ready to offer the Indian side to sell not only peas, but also other crops”, – he said.

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