By Natali Moss
Putin proposed to deliver 25-50 thousand tons of grain free of charge to countries such as Burkina Faso, Zimbabwe, Mali, Somali, Central African Republic and Eritrea. However, their executives insist on restoring the agreement with Ukraine. He also said that last year the Russian Federation produced more than 150 million tons of grain and exported 47 million, of which 17 million were only wheat. At the St.
Petersburg Forum, the President of the Azali of the Comoral Islands Asumani, who also holds the post of head of the Afro Union, called for simplification of exports of both Russian and Ukrainian grain. According to him, the issues of grain supply should be a priority, and the participants of the summit want to discuss with Putin the restoration of grain initiative, because the consequences affect the whole world and Africa especially.
President Zimbabwe Emmerson Mnangagwa thanked Putin for the proposed free supply of grain, but said that there was no deficiency of grain in his country. "We thank you. We don't have any grain deficit. We all have good in the sense of food safety, it adds to the fact that we already have," Mnangagva explained. It should be reminded that Putin has promised to "replace" Ukrainian Russian on the world market of food.
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