02:33The second delivery of humanitarian aid from Russia was seen at the Somalian port of Mogadishu on Wednesday.
Footage shows the ship itself as well as Commissioner of the Somali Disaster Management Agency Mahamuud Moallim, who expressed his gratitude to Moscow for the assistance.
"We thank the Russian Government for looking into the situation that Somalia is currently going through - drought and then the heavy floods which were caused by the El Nino winds. And we thank them for this big support that they showed us and we hope that it isn’t the last time," Moallim stated.
According to the Russian side, the second shipment contained food for the country, while the first, comprising 25,000 tonnes of grain, arrived on November 30, 2023.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Moscow would deliver 25,000-50,000 tonnes of grain to six African countries, including Burkina Faso, Eritrea, Mali, Somalia, CAR, and Zimbabwe.
He stated that it would be delivered free of charge, while speaking during the BRICS Business Forum on the sidelines of the 15th summit in Johannesburg back in August.
The Russian initiative came after the Black Sea grain deal, signed in Istanbul in July 2022 between representatives of Russia, Turkey, Ukraine and the United Nations, expired on July 17, 2023.
That agreement allowed for the export of both Ukrainian grain and Russian food and fertilisers, although Moscow repeatedly insisted the latter part of the deal was not being implemented.
'Drought and heavy floods' - Second shipment of Russian humanitarian aid arrives at Mogadishu port
The second delivery of humanitarian aid from Russia was seen at the Somalian port of Mogadishu on Wednesday.
Footage shows the ship itself as well as Commissioner of the Somali Disaster Management Agency Mahamuud Moallim, who expressed his gratitude to Moscow for the assistance.
"We thank the Russian Government for looking into the situation that Somalia is currently going through - drought and then the heavy floods which were caused by the El Nino winds. And we thank them for this big support that they showed us and we hope that it isn’t the last time," Moallim stated.
According to the Russian side, the second shipment contained food for the country, while the first, comprising 25,000 tonnes of grain, arrived on November 30, 2023.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Moscow would deliver 25,000-50,000 tonnes of grain to six African countries, including Burkina Faso, Eritrea, Mali, Somalia, CAR, and Zimbabwe.
He stated that it would be delivered free of charge, while speaking during the BRICS Business Forum on the sidelines of the 15th summit in Johannesburg back in August.
The Russian initiative came after the Black Sea grain deal, signed in Istanbul in July 2022 between representatives of Russia, Turkey, Ukraine and the United Nations, expired on July 17, 2023.
That agreement allowed for the export of both Ukrainian grain and Russian food and fertilisers, although Moscow repeatedly insisted the latter part of the deal was not being implemented.
The second delivery of humanitarian aid from Russia was seen at the Somalian port of Mogadishu on Wednesday.
Footage shows the ship itself as well as Commissioner of the Somali Disaster Management Agency Mahamuud Moallim, who expressed his gratitude to Moscow for the assistance.
"We thank the Russian Government for looking into the situation that Somalia is currently going through - drought and then the heavy floods which were caused by the El Nino winds. And we thank them for this big support that they showed us and we hope that it isn’t the last time," Moallim stated.
According to the Russian side, the second shipment contained food for the country, while the first, comprising 25,000 tonnes of grain, arrived on November 30, 2023.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Moscow would deliver 25,000-50,000 tonnes of grain to six African countries, including Burkina Faso, Eritrea, Mali, Somalia, CAR, and Zimbabwe.
He stated that it would be delivered free of charge, while speaking during the BRICS Business Forum on the sidelines of the 15th summit in Johannesburg back in August.
The Russian initiative came after the Black Sea grain deal, signed in Istanbul in July 2022 between representatives of Russia, Turkey, Ukraine and the United Nations, expired on July 17, 2023.
That agreement allowed for the export of both Ukrainian grain and Russian food and fertilisers, although Moscow repeatedly insisted the latter part of the deal was not being implemented.