G7 foreign ministers meeting to discuss food and energy security

The summit of top diplomats of the Group of leading industrialized countries (G7) took place on May 12 in the state of Schleswig-Holstein, northern Germany. Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Kuleba and his Moldovan counterpart Nicu Popescu were guests at the conference.

Speech on the threshold G7 Foreign Ministers MeetingGerman Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock emphasized, this conference is of strategic importance, because the meeting Russia-Ukraine conflict not only caused a deep crisis for the whole of Europe but also a crisis of global scale.

Because Ukraine is an important grain exporter to the world, the conflict in this country is having a major impact on the economy. global food security because there are millions of tons of grain stuck in Ukraine. Germany’s foreign minister warned of a food crisis first in Africa and the Middle East as a result of the conflict because up to 25 million tons of grain the world desperately needs is now blocked at ports in Ukraine. In particular, this food crisis will be more serious under the impact of global climate change.

Ukraine is currently one of the most important grain suppliers worldwide. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in 2021, Ukraine will remain the third largest barley exporter and the fifth largest wheat exporter in the world.

G7 Foreign Ministers attend the Summit in Germany. (Photo: AP)

At this conference, the participants will also discuss Europe’s energy security in the context of gas supply from Russia recently cut. The G7 will also discuss sanctions against Russia and arms supplies to Ukraine.

According to Foreign Minister Baerbock, the G7 wants to ensure that Ukraine, despite the continuing conflict, continues to be an important exporter of the world’s food. The German diplomat emphasized that the G7 will discuss how to “break” the blockade on grain exports in Ukraine so that the country can continue to export to the world. This is because if wheat were transported by land instead of by sea, only a small amount could be shipped overseas.

Regarding the proposal of Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba for Germany to provide fighter jets to help the country defend, Foreign Minister Baerbock expressed his reservations about Kiev’s proposal, and reiterated his consistent stance. The German government on the establishment of a no-fly zone in Ukraine.

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