July 25 (Reuters) - Russia and nations taking part in this week's Russia-Africa summit will discuss Moscow's grain and fertilisers exports, Oleg Ozerov, ambassador at large at the Russian foreign ministry, told the state RIA news agency in remarks published on Tuesday.
Last week, Russia withdrew from the year-long Black Sea grain deal that ensured the safe export of Ukrainian grains, saying that Russia's conditions for the extension of the deal had been ignored.
The U.N-brokered grain deal had allowed Ukraine to export grain from its Black Sea ports, despite the war, to alleviate a global food crisis.
This week, President Vladimir Putin said Moscow can replace Ukrainian grain both commercially and free of charge.
On Monday, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on Russia on Monday to return to the Black Sea grain deal.
Persons:
Oleg Ozerov, Ozerov, Vladimir Putin, Antonio Guterres, Lidia Kelly, Simon Cameron, Moore
Organizations:
Russian Federation, UN, Thomson
Locations:
Russia, Africa, St . Petersburg, Moscow, Ukraine, Melbourne