RUSSIAN SHIP WITH FERTILIZER IS SCHEDULED TO DEPART ON MONDAY FOR AFRICA

Fri 18 November 2022:

The chief of the UN trade office announced on Friday that a Russian ship carrying fertilizer that has been stuck in a European port will depart for Africa on November 21, Anadolu Agency reportd.

Following the announcement by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoan on Thursday that the historic Black Sea grain deal will be extended for an additional 120 days, Rebeca Grynspan addressed the media at a press conference.

“The first shipping will leave a Netherlands port going to Malawi, and the vessel is loading right now,” Grynspan said when asked about Russian fertilizer blocked in European ports following the start of Moscow’s war on Kyiv.

“The date established for the vessel to go is the 21st of November to Malawi through Mozambique,” Grynspan said, adding that there are around 300,000 tons of fertilizer in different European ports.

“This is very important because Malawi is one of the countries lighting up in red with respect to fertilizer use,” she added.

Grynspan said the UN hopes that the next destination for Russian goods will be West Africa, “which has been very affected by the affordability crisis of fertilizers.”

A deal was made on July 22 in Istanbul by Turkey, the UN, Russia, and Ukraine to restore grain exports from three Ukrainian Black Sea ports that had been suspended in February as a result of Russia’s assault on Ukraine. It has subsequently made it possible to carry food around the world, with the exception of a brief pause.

SOURCE: INDEPENDENT PRESS AND NEWS AGENCIES

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