Zelensky holds phone conservation with DR Congo president

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky in a phone conversation with President of the Democratic Republic of Congo Felix Tshisekedi emphasized the need to overcome a global food crisis caused by Russia’s military aggression.

Zelensky wrote this on his Twitter account, Ukrinform reports.

“Had a conversation with President of the Democratic Republic of Congo Felix Tshisekedi. During the first ever talks between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Ukraine, I stressed the need to overcome food crisis caused by the Russian Federation’s aggression against Ukraine. I noted the importance of the Democratic Republic of Congo support for Ukraine, particularly in the UN,” Zelensky wrote.

He added that Ukraine is determined to deepen cooperation with Africa.

As reported, on July 22, in Istanbul, at the proposal of the United Nations, Ukraine, Turkey, and UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres signed the initiative on the safe transportation of grain and food products from Ukraine’s ports of Odesa, Chornomorsk and Pivdennyi.

On August 1, the Razoni ship under the flag of Sierra Leone, carrying more than 26,000 tonnes of Ukrainian corn, left the Odesa port.

On August 5, the first caravan of vessels with Ukrainian grain left the Great Odesa ports.

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