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Russian Deputy Minister of Agriculture Sergei Levin says Russia will supply its agricultural products to Arab countries via the United Arab Emirates (UAE), according to Russian news agency TASS.
"The UAE re-exports 80% of products supplied here, thus we consider Dubai as a most important strategic direction to promote our agricultural products in the Arab world," he told TASS on the sidelines of the Gulfood 2016 exhibition in Dubai on Sunday.
On Sunday, the Russian delegation led by Minister of Agriculture Alexander Tkachev, arrived in Dubai. The minister will have three meetings: with the UAE's minister of agriculture, the UAE's minister of economy and with Dubai's minister of economy, the Russian deputy minister said.
Russia participates for the first time in the Gulfood exhibition this year, where it will present agricultural companies at a national stand.
The exhibition is under way on February 21-25.