Expert: Belarus, Russia fully ensured their food security several years ago

Belarus and Russia are subject to colossal pressure from the West, but the two countries’ economies, despite this, are growing and there is enough food for themselves and for exports – as noted by Director General of the National Library Vadim Gigin in his talk with Alfa Radio

“There are objective statistical data on the growth of GDP for this year,” said the expert. “At one of the American thought factories they said that if Russia grows 3 percent of its GDP this year, it will be their [the Americans’] complete failure. In the Union State we’re already reaching these figures, at least in Belarus, I don’t know the Russian figures yet. Economic growth is evidence of successful overcoming of sanctions. We achieved this through the titanic work of our President, contacts at various international platforms, and co-operation with the Russian Federation. Yes, we also work in the interests of the Russian military-industrial complex. We’ve actually resumed the capacities that we had since Soviet times, great developments in the military-industrial complex during the sovereign period. And not only that! We supply products and compensate for losses in the western direction by increasing trade turnover. Just look how trade turnover with China is growing now. The fugitives and their information dumps are trying to say, what are you doing, what is your trade turnover, e.g., with Zimbabwe or Pakistan. But it is growing! Let it be millions, tens of millions. But this is the case when a little becomes a lot. And we will compensate for the losses that were incurred in the European direction. Economic statistics figures underline that we are overcoming the consequences of sanctions pressure.”

According to Vadim Gigin, food production issues are fundamental, “Belarus and Russia fully ensured their own food security several years ago. Western agents in business and political circles tried to pit us against each other over disputes between economic entities. This was done in order to prevent the development of our Union State. We have overcome this, reaching the level of problem solving and having a mechanism for resolving disputes. Next we enter the foreign market. There is obvious support for our position on the food programme from Brazil, India, and those countries that are interested in our fertilisers, potash salt, Russian grain, and freedom of navigation. We offer this programme, while the West creates obstacles, trying to stir up contradictions and conflicts, sometimes inventing them where there are none at all. Nevertheless, this position is hopeless.”