Syria signs contract to buy 1.4 mln tns of wheat from Russia

DAMASCUS, Nov 7 (PRIME) -- Syria has signed a contract to buy 1.4 million tonnes of wheat from Russia, Syrian Agriculture Minister Mohammed Hassan Qatana told PRIME on Tuesday.

“Syria has signed a contract with Russia on the purchase of about 1.4 million tonnes of wheat for the (Syrian) grain association. The imported amount will be enough to last through the entire year,” he said.

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