Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba wants to deepen cooperation with Africa. His country wants to support the continent with grain, agricultural technology and education, Kuleba said on Thursday at the end of his visit to Africa. Meanwhile, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan also announced at a regional summit in Astana that “developing countries” should increasingly benefit from Russia’s grain and fertilizer exports.
Kuleba visited Senegal, Ivory Coast and Ghana as well as Kenya. He had cut short his journey because of the Russian attacks on Kiev. According to Kuleba, it was the first tour of Africa by a Ukrainian foreign minister in his country’s history. Referring to the Russian war of aggression against his country, he said Ukraine does not want to force any African country to make a choice.
Grain export important for continent
At the beginning of his journey, Kuleba accused Russia of promoting the division of Africa. In several African countries, including Mali and the Central African Republic, the activities of the mercenary group “Wagner” are suspected, funded by Putin confidant Yevgeny Prigozhin. Grain exports from both Russia and Ukraine are important for the continent. Observers have been seeing war fatigue for some time in a number of countries, especially Africa.
Kuleba announced a summit between Ukraine and Africa for the first half of 2023. According to Kuleba, African Union president Macky Sall will visit Kiev soon. Kuleba also invited more African students to his country. Russia has announced a second meeting with African heads of state and government for next summer, following a first summit in 2019.
“Can work to determine together”
Also on Thursday, Russian President Putin met his Turkish counterpart Erdogan on the sidelines of the Asian regional conference CICA (Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia) in Astana, Kazakhstan, to discuss cooperation on the export of Develop Russian grain and fertilizers further. to “developing countries”. “We can work together to determine which countries those will be,” Erdogan said.
An agreement was negotiated with Turkish and UN mediation in July that would allow the export of Ukrainian and Russian agricultural products. However, Erdogan criticized that most deliveries have since gone to wealthier countries. The cooperation between Russia and Turkey “will certainly hinder some, but developing countries will certainly be happier,” he added.
Source: Krone
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