“The Secretary General had a very good telephone conversation with the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation Sergei Shoigu yesterday,” TASS quotes the words of the representative of the Secretary General Stefan Dujarric at a briefing.

It is noted that the parties discussed the topics of agreements on the export of grain across the Black Sea, as well as facilitating the export of food and fertilizers from Russia to global markets.

Earlier, the Russian Defense Ministry reported that Shoigu and Guterres discussed the conditions for the safe operation of the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant.