Guterres called for Russian food and fertilizer to reach world markets

According to IRNA, citing Reuters news agency; In a press conference in Istanbul, Guterres added that the other side of this package (agreement with the mediation of the United Nations) is the unimpeded access of Russian food and fertilizer, which is not under sanctions, to the world markets. The cooperation of all governments and the private sector is important to bring these materials to the market.

According to Guterres; The transfer of more food and fertilizer produced in Ukraine and Russia is of great importance to further calm the commodity markets and reduce consumer prices.

On Friday, the Secretary General of the United Nations called for an agreement between Kyiv and Moscow for the demilitarization of the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine, which is now in the possession of Russian forces. He also demanded that the power plant’s connection with the Ukrainian power grid not be cut off.

Guterres, while warning Moscow again about the disconnection of this power plant from the Ukrainian electricity grid, called for more measures to ensure access to food in this country, which has been under Russian attacks for about 6 months (February 24/March 5). , Emphasized.

Kiev has accused Russia, whose forces seized the plant, Europe’s largest, in March, of using it as a shield against Ukrainian targets. Moscow, in turn, accuses Ukraine of sending missiles to this power plant.

Russia has announced that it is likely to shut down the nuclear power plant, which Kiev refers to as the increasing risk of a nuclear crisis.