Russian Defense Minister General Sergei Shoigu had a telephone conversation with UN Secretary General António Guterres. About reported At the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
According to the ministry’s press service, Shoigu and Guterres discussed the conditions for the safe operation of the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant and the functioning of the “fact-finding mission” regarding the incident. Yelenovka, where Ukrainian prisoners of war are held.
“Furthermore, UN initiatives on the procedure to simplify the export of Russian food products and fertilizers were discussed,” the defense ministry said.
At the end of July, UN Deputy Secretary-General Martin Griffiths declarationThat Russian fertilizers and food are necessary for the world.
“The world needs Russian food and fertilizer exports. In the negotiations, the easing of sanctions was not discussed, but the removal of barriers to exports was discussed. All these are parts of a single package (an agreement on grain exports and a memorandum of understanding between the Russian Federation and the UN), he said.
On July 22, in Istanbul, representatives of Turkey, Ukraine, Russia and the UN signed an agreement on the creation of a grain corridor for the export of agricultural products from Ukraine across the Black Sea. An agreement was also signed on the lifting of restrictions on the Russian supply of food and fertilizers for export.
Source: Gazeta
