African leaders, Putin urge to unblock Russian grain exports

MOSCOW, Aug 4 (PRIME) – The leaders of seven African states and Russian President Vladimir Putin urged to take steps to remove obstacles for exports of Russian grain and fertilizers, according to a joint statement released by the office of South African President Cyril Ramaphosa late on Thursday.

"The Leaders called for specific steps to remove obstacles to Russian grain and fertilizer exports, thus allowing the resumption of the full implementation of the Black Sea package initiative of the U.N. Secretary-General as endorsed on 22 July 2022 in Istanbul," the statement read.

The officials also called for unblocking 200,000 tonnes of Russian fertilizers blocked in the sea ports of the E.U. for an immediate and free shipment to African states.

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