Qatar has refused food aid From Russia and Iran
Araz News:Minister of Foreign Affairs of Qatar, said that Iran and Russia have offered food aid to Qatar, but it is not yet necessary. “At the moment, such a need arose. What we use now – so it’s all the channels from Turkey and other countries “, – the minister said in an interview with Russian state TV channel on 7th of Jun .
According to him, the people of the country have not yet felt the effects of the blockade – “all living as they have lived.” “Life goes on – no serious consequences”, – the minister said.
Earlier official representative of the Iranian airline Iran air Shahroh Nushabadi reported that Iran has sent to Qatar 5 aircraft with food. According to Mr. Nushabadi on board each aircraft is about 90 tons of food.
As previously reported by “Kommersant”, the border with Saudi Arabia – the only land border of Qatar. The state, which is home to 2.2 million people, is heavily dependent on food imports, especially from the Gulf countries. After diplomatic relations with Qatar broke the ten states of Qatar residents began to panic en masse to buy food in supermarkets, fear of food shortages and rising prices.
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