New Delhi, July 14 -- MOSCOW - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov pledged Tuesday that Russia would keep supplying food to African nations regardless of Western pressure, delivering the assurance at a bilateral meeting with Chad's Foreign Minister Abdoulaye Sabre Fadoul in Moscow that ended with a visa-free travel agreement for diplomatic passport holders.

"We will in any case continue to fulfill all our obligations to supply food to African friends," Lavrov said at the talks, held at Zinaida Morozova's Mansion. TASS reported the session also covered Sahel security, growing Islamist militant threats in the region, and preparations for the third Russia-Africa Summit, set for October in Moscow. Lavrov said Chad's president had confirme...