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| Peskov: the timing of the supply of 1 million tons of grain to Africa has not yet been determined |
| 2023-09-07 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [Regnum] There is no clear understanding yet of when deliveries of 1 million tons of grain to Africa will begin as part of an initiative announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin following talks with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Sochi, Russian leader's press secretary Dmitry Peskov told reporters on September 5. “No, this understanding does not exist ,” he answered the corresponding question. Peskov added that in practice they have already begun to implement the initiative on gratuitous deliveries of Russian grain to the poorest countries in Africa, which Putin announced at the Russia-Africa summit in July. As IA Regnum reported , on September 4, in Sochi, Putin announced that he had reached the final stage of negotiations on the supply of 1 million tons of grain to six African countries through Turkey with the assistance of Qatar. He also expressed hope that Qatar would support this initiative. Erdogan said that in the course of negotiations with the Russian president, an agreement was reached on the supply of grain to poor countries. He noted that Turkey is ready to process grain into flour before that. |
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