Macky Sall "reassured" after his meeting with Vladimir Putin on cereals
Senegalese President and Chairman of the African Union (AU) Macky Sall attends a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, in Sochi, June 3, 2022. AFP - MIKHAIL KLIMENTYEV
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The current president of the African Union (AU) and Senegalese head of state, Macky Sall, said on Friday that he left "reassured" from his meeting in Sochi with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, with whom he raised fears. food crisis due to the Russian offensive in Ukraine.
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“
We are leaving here very reassured and very happy with our exchanges
,” Macky Sall told reporters after his meeting in Sochi with Vladimir Putin, adding that he found the Russian president “
committed and aware that the crisis and the sanctions create serious problems for weak economies, such as African economies
”.
President #Putin has expressed to us his availability to facilitate the export of Ukrainian cereals.
Russia is ready to ensure the export of its wheat and fertilizer.
I call on all partners to lift sanctions on wheat and fertilizer.
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— Macky Sall (@Macky_Sall) June 3, 2022
The exchanges between Vladimir Putin and Macky Sall, who was accompanied by the President of the Commission of the African Union, the Chadian Moussa Faki Mahamat, lasted three hours, specified the Senegalese leader, referring to “
a complete exchange on the situation
”.
"
I told him that we had come first to ask him for a de-escalation and to work for peace
," said Macky Sall.
Russia's special operation in Ukraine - two countries that together account for 30% of world wheat exports - has led to a spike in grain and oil prices, whose prices have exceeded those of the 2011 Arab Spring and the riots of hunger in 2008.
The UN fears "
a hurricane of famine
", mainly in African countries which imported more than half of their wheat from Ukraine or Russia.
At the start of the meeting, Macky Sall asked Vladimir Putin to “
realize
” that African countries are “
victims
” of the conflict in Ukraine.
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To read also Macky Sall meets Vladimir Putin to warn about the impact of the war in Ukraine
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