02:19Russia's Uralchem Group, in collaboration with the UN World Food Programme (WFP), handed over 23,000 tonnes of fertilisers to Zimbabwe on Wednesday.
Footage features Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa arriving in Harare to participate in the ceremony.
Dmitry Shornikov, Uralchem Group's representative in Africa, said that the company had already supplied 134,000 tonnes of fertilisers.
"Today, the Uralchem Group of companies is donating 23,000 tonnes of fertilisers to the people of Zimbabwe. So for now, we have sent 134,000 tonnes of fertilisers, of which 111,000 were sent to African countries in close co-operation and collaboration with the United Nations World Food Programme," he said.
For his part, Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa said that Russian support contributed to the 'consolidation and strengthening of the agricultural sector' of the country.
According to Uralchem, the incoming shipment of fertilisers was one of five deliveries sent to African countries.
In September 2022, President Vladimir Putin said that the Russian Federation was ready to supply those fertilisers held up in European ports to Africa free of charge. The Russian Foreign Ministry claimed Latvia, Estonia, Belgium and the Netherlands had blocked shipments due to sanctions relating to the Ukraine conflict.
Two months later, Uralchem's CEO Dmitry Konyaev announced that the company had reached an agreement with the UN to export blocked fertilisers to developing countries facing food shortages.
The first shipment of 20,000 tonnes of fertiliser was transported from the Netherlands to Malawi and officially handed over on March 6, 2023.
The Uralchem Group is Russia's leading producer of ammonium nitrate and potassium chloride for the domestic market.
Western countries claim their packages of sanctions on Moscow, imposed following the Ukraine conflict, do not target fertiliser or grain shipments. Russia argues that the restrictions impact on payments, transit and insurance.
Harare hosts ceremony as Russian Uralchem Group transfers fertilisers to Zimbabwe
Russia's Uralchem Group, in collaboration with the UN World Food Programme (WFP), handed over 23,000 tonnes of fertilisers to Zimbabwe on Wednesday.
Footage features Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa arriving in Harare to participate in the ceremony.
Dmitry Shornikov, Uralchem Group's representative in Africa, said that the company had already supplied 134,000 tonnes of fertilisers.
"Today, the Uralchem Group of companies is donating 23,000 tonnes of fertilisers to the people of Zimbabwe. So for now, we have sent 134,000 tonnes of fertilisers, of which 111,000 were sent to African countries in close co-operation and collaboration with the United Nations World Food Programme," he said.
For his part, Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa said that Russian support contributed to the 'consolidation and strengthening of the agricultural sector' of the country.
According to Uralchem, the incoming shipment of fertilisers was one of five deliveries sent to African countries.
In September 2022, President Vladimir Putin said that the Russian Federation was ready to supply those fertilisers held up in European ports to Africa free of charge. The Russian Foreign Ministry claimed Latvia, Estonia, Belgium and the Netherlands had blocked shipments due to sanctions relating to the Ukraine conflict.
Two months later, Uralchem's CEO Dmitry Konyaev announced that the company had reached an agreement with the UN to export blocked fertilisers to developing countries facing food shortages.
The first shipment of 20,000 tonnes of fertiliser was transported from the Netherlands to Malawi and officially handed over on March 6, 2023.
The Uralchem Group is Russia's leading producer of ammonium nitrate and potassium chloride for the domestic market.
Western countries claim their packages of sanctions on Moscow, imposed following the Ukraine conflict, do not target fertiliser or grain shipments. Russia argues that the restrictions impact on payments, transit and insurance.
Russia's Uralchem Group, in collaboration with the UN World Food Programme (WFP), handed over 23,000 tonnes of fertilisers to Zimbabwe on Wednesday.
Footage features Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa arriving in Harare to participate in the ceremony.
Dmitry Shornikov, Uralchem Group's representative in Africa, said that the company had already supplied 134,000 tonnes of fertilisers.
"Today, the Uralchem Group of companies is donating 23,000 tonnes of fertilisers to the people of Zimbabwe. So for now, we have sent 134,000 tonnes of fertilisers, of which 111,000 were sent to African countries in close co-operation and collaboration with the United Nations World Food Programme," he said.
For his part, Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa said that Russian support contributed to the 'consolidation and strengthening of the agricultural sector' of the country.
According to Uralchem, the incoming shipment of fertilisers was one of five deliveries sent to African countries.
In September 2022, President Vladimir Putin said that the Russian Federation was ready to supply those fertilisers held up in European ports to Africa free of charge. The Russian Foreign Ministry claimed Latvia, Estonia, Belgium and the Netherlands had blocked shipments due to sanctions relating to the Ukraine conflict.
Two months later, Uralchem's CEO Dmitry Konyaev announced that the company had reached an agreement with the UN to export blocked fertilisers to developing countries facing food shortages.
The first shipment of 20,000 tonnes of fertiliser was transported from the Netherlands to Malawi and officially handed over on March 6, 2023.
The Uralchem Group is Russia's leading producer of ammonium nitrate and potassium chloride for the domestic market.
Western countries claim their packages of sanctions on Moscow, imposed following the Ukraine conflict, do not target fertiliser or grain shipments. Russia argues that the restrictions impact on payments, transit and insurance.