The presidents of Russia and France discuss the situation in Ukraine by telephone
2022-09-12 08:49:44Source: Xinhua News Agency
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Xinhua News Agency, Moscow, September 11 (Reporter Zhao Bing) Russian President Vladimir Putin had a phone call with French President Emmanuel Macron on 11. safety etc.
According to the Russian president’s website, Putin said during the appeal that Ukraine’s frequent attacks on the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant, including the nuclear waste deposit, will lead to catastrophic consequences. Russian experts have taken a series of measures to ensure the safety of the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant. Pressure must be exerted on the Ukrainian government to immediately stop the bombing of the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant. Russia and France have expressed their willingness to conduct depoliticized cooperation on the situation around the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant with the participation of the International Atomic Energy Agency.
The French presidential palace said in a press release that Macron reiterated the need to ensure the safety of the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant in a phone call with Putin. He called on the Russian army to withdraw its heavy and light weapons from nuclear power plants and to follow the recommendations of the International Atomic Energy Agency to ensure the safety of nuclear power plants.
Macron will remain in contact with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and IAEA Director General Grossi, and will call Putin again in the coming days to agree to ensure the safety of the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant, the press release said.
Discussing global food security issues, Putin said food shipped from Black Sea ports should primarily meet the needs of developing countries, so the EU should not create barriers to the supply of Russian agricultural products and fertilizers. to Africa, the Middle East and Latin American markets. Macron said EU sanctions do not apply to agricultural products or products essential to agriculture. International partners, including Russia, have a shared responsibility to ensure that countries facing the highest risk to food security continue to have access to the food they need. (Participant reporter: Xu Yongchun)
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