Foreign news agencies reported from the city of St. Petersburg. Russia On July 28, Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted a meeting with leaders from African countries. Last Thursday, there was an important message about providing support for grain. “The Moscow government can replace Ukraine.”
Putin said within the next few months Russia will be able to export about 25,000-50,000 tonnes to the “poorest countries” including Burkina Faso, Zimbabwe, Mali, Somalia, Central African Republic (CAR) and Eritrea free of charge. And there will be further discussions with each country again.
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks at the opening of the summit “Russia-Africa” in St. Petersburg
The meeting took place after the Moscow government announced in the middle of this month withdrew from the agreement for the transport of grain from the Black Sea Which is in cooperation with the United Nations (UN), Ukraine and Turkey, with all parties signing the agreement for the first time in July 2022 and the latest renewal of the agreement, effective for two months from May. past
for the duration of the Agreement All sectors together transported more than 32 million tonnes of grain from the Black Sea, helping to alleviate the severity of the food shortage crisis. especially in Africa
Ukraine confirmed that it would continue with this mission. but it is unclear whether How to proceed? The Kremlin released a statement saying Agreement for the transport of grain out of the Black Sea “De facto,” but the Moscow government will return as part of the deal. as soon as the conditions which had already been demanded received a serious response.
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2023-07-28 00:36:00
