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Sergey Levin, Deputy Minister of Agriculture of Russia, and Smail Benamara, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria to the Russian Federation, discussed current issues of cooperation in the agricultural sector. The meeting took place at the Ministry of Agriculture of Russia.

Sergey Levin noted there is a positive dynamic in cooperation between the countries. Last year, trade in agricultural products increased by 2.3 times to 349.9 million dollars. Russian exports, in particular, showed an increase, which is largely due to the start of shipments of domestic wheat to Algeria. It accounts for over 30% of the total volume of agricultural products shipped to the country.

The countries are working to improve mutual access to agricultural products, and there is constant contact between representatives of the competent authorities.

There were also discussions on preparations for the next meeting of the Russian-Algerian Joint Intergovernmental Commission on Trade, Economic, Scientific and Technical Cooperation. The event will be co-chaired by Dmitry Patrushev and Mohamed Abdelhafid Henni, the heads of the two countries' agricultural agencies. It is scheduled for March this year, provided the epidemiological situation is favourable.