ST. PETERSBURG, July 27. /TASS/. Russia will provide support to needy states and regions and contribute to the fair distribution of resources, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at a plenary session of the Russia-Africa economic and humanitarian forum on Thursday.

"Our country will continue supporting needy states and regions, in particular, with its humanitarian deliveries. We seek to actively participate in building a fairer system of the distribution of resources. We are taking maximum efforts to avert a global food crisis," the Russian leader stressed.

The second Russia-Africa summit is running at the Expoforum exhibition center in St. Petersburg on July 27-28. Concurrently, the summit’s economic and humanitarian forum has been organized. Similar to the first Russia-Africa summit held in 2019, the current event is running under the motto: "For Peace, Security and Development."

The event has been organized by the Roscongress Foundation. TASS is an information partner of the summit and the forum and the event’s photo hosting agency and is also hosting the second Russia-Africa media forum.