Memorandummet undertegnet i Moskva den 20. januar fastsatte, at der, inden leverancerne af fødevarehjælp kunne iværksættes, skulle indgås aftale om en række praktiske detaljer om overvågning af distributionen i Rusland og om indsamling, styring og efterfølgende anvendelse af counterpart-midler (i rubler) fra salget af fødevareprodukterne på det lokale marked i forudspecificerede regioner.
The Memorandum of Understanding signed in Moscow on 20 January provided that, before the deliveries of food aid could start, agreement should be reached on a number of the practical details about the monitoring of the distribution in Russia and on the arrangements for the collection, management and subsequent use of the counterpart funds (in roubles) generated by the sale of the food products on the local market in pre-specified regions.