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| The Grand Turk |
| Source: Ankara discusses Russian food supplies to African countries with Moscow |
| 2023-08-20 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [Regnum] Turkey is discussing with Russia the supply of Russian food to needy African countries. This was reported by RIA Novosti, citing a source involved in the negotiations. According to him, discussions are currently underway on the processing and delivery of Russian food to needy African countries. “We have repeatedly stated that we are ready to do everything in our power. In discussions, a number of countries expressed interest in this initiative, expressed their readiness to help, ” the agency quotes the words of the interlocutor. As IA Regnum reported , on August 18, Bild, citing informed sources, reported that Russia, Turkey and Qatar could conclude a new grain deal in the near future, negotiations are scheduled to be held on August 19-20 in the Hungarian capital Budapest. It is assumed that grain from Russia, and possibly also from Ukraine, will go to poor countries, mainly African. Türkiye should act as the organizer of supplies, Qatar - as a sponsor. The grain deal on the export of grain from Ukrainian ports has been in effect since July 22, 2022. On July 4, 2023, the Russian Foreign Ministry stated that there were no grounds for extending the deal, since it had turned into a purely commercial export of food from Ukraine to “well-fed” countries, and the ports controlled by Kiev and the corridor opened by Russia were used by Ukraine to carry out terrorist attacks. On July 17, Russia announced the suspension of the grain deal, noting that none of the promises made to Russia when concluding this agreement was ever fulfilled. |
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