Emergency food aid summit for Russia
- Title
- Emergency food aid summit for Russia
- Genre
- News report; Interview
- TX Date
- 10 Dec 1990
- Year of production
- 1990
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- Duration
- 00:02:12
- Description
- John Fraser reports on the meeting of twelve finance ministers from across Europe at an emergency summit in Brussels to agree food aid for Russia following the dissolution of the USSR. European Commission President, Jacques Delors claimed the Russian economy is in rapid decline. UK Chancellor of the Exchequer, Norman Lamont voices concerns over whether the aid will reach those in need.
- Contributors
- Norman Lamont
- Keywords
- Economics; EEC; UK; Russia; USSR; International relations; Common markets; Charities; Europe; Foreign aid; Summits (meetings); Brussels; Food aid; EC
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