Putin also noted that his country is doing everything possible to provide critical goods to the countries that need them, Russian television’s Perviy Kanal reported on Thursday.

The president referred to the real hunger threat amid the volatile prices of energy, food, fertilizers, raw materials, and other commodities.

He added that this leads to the deterioration of the quality of life in both developed and developing countries.

Russia advocated for creating an equitable and indivisible security system based on the universal and recognized principles of International Law in the United Nations Charter, and along with other Asian States, it is doing everything possible to achieve it, he said.

The Astana meeting is the sixth summit of the CICA, an organization founded at Kazakhstan’s initiative in 1992 and it is responsible for creating conditions for dialogue, decision-making, and implementing measures to ensure security in Asia.

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