The Russian-Ukrainian crisis will have no impact on the supply of the Moroccan market, the government spokesman, Mustapha Baitas, said on Thursday in Rabat.
“This conflict will have no impact on the supply of the Moroccan market and the provision of necessary commodities,” he told a news conference after the Council of Government, noting that the government has taken the initiative during the months of January and February to import significant quantities of wheat.
The official said that the national stock of soft and durum wheat has been strengthened, adding that the government will take the necessary measures to reduce the impact of rising prices of some consumer products.
As for the possibility of enacting a rectifying finance law in connection with the international geopolitical context, Baitas ruled out this hypothesis. “There is no need to amend the budget law, the government has room to maneuver to cope with a set of constraints imposed by the international context and closely monitor food prices,” he said.
Ukraine was attacked on Thursday by Russia along the Russian borders and from the Ukrainian peninsula of Crimea, annexed by Moscow in 2014, according to a statement by the Ukrainian border guards.
“The Ukrainian state border was attacked by Russian troops from Russia and Belarus,” the same source said.
“Attacks on border units and checkpoints are carried out with the use of artillery, heavy equipment and small arms,” it added.
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