Hard coal production contracted by 3.7% to 141 mln tonnes in the reporting period.

Maria Zakharova stressed that "it is Washington, Brussels and London that are doing everything to really artificially escalate the situation" with the export of grain.

Tokyo will continue monitoring the situation on the market, Shun’ichi Suzuki noted.

In February, Russian maritime exports of oil products amounted to just under 3 million b/d, while in June - 1.9 million b/d.

It is extremely difficult to instantaneously restructure the entire settlement system from yesterday's reserve currencies, the regulator's first deputy governor Vladimir Chistyukhin stressed.

There also are plans to discuss pressing global and regional issues.

According to Maria Zakharova, by the end of the year, Russia will be able to supply about 25 million tonnes of grain and at least 22 million tonnes of fertilizers to the international market.

The average price of Urals oil in May 2022 increased by 18% year-on-year and amounted to $78.81 per barrel, the ministry reported.

The summit agenda has been drafted keeping in mind the current world developments.

Russia should not develop its own technical standards in order to remain an international player, Alexey Kurdin believes.