Medvedev: import substitution is not simply a nice slogan

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said in a report  to the lower house of parliament that an import substitution policy will be carried out in areas where it is justified.

 to the lower house of parliament that an import substitution policy will be carried out in areas where it is justified."We are concentrating not only on the food market. We are identifying sensitive positions where import substitution is truly justifiable," TASS cited him.

"We are concentrating not only on the food market. We are identifying sensitive positions where import substitution is truly justifiable," TASS cited him.

"Import substitution is not simply a nice slogan, it's fundamental work that we have initiated lately. It's understandable that we're not talking about full economic self-isolation," Medvedev said.