Mario Draghi discussed the grain crisis with the Ukrainian president

By: Trademagazin editor Date: 2022. 05. 27. 11:05

Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi spoke to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky about the possibility of resuming grain shipments accumulated in Ukrainian ports a day after consulting the same with the Russian president, the Italian prime minister’s office announced on Friday.

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According to a statement from the government palace, Draghi and Zelensky spoke above all about the threat of a food crisis threatening the world’s poorest countries.

The possibility of resuming grain exports to Ukraine was considered. Zelensky praised the Italian government for its commitment, according to a statement from the prime minister’s office. (Sárközy Júlia, MTI)