Makei threatens Europe with famine due to EU sanctions against Belarus
Refusal of Belarusian potash fertilizers could lead Europe to a food crisis.
Foreign Minister of Belarus Vladimir Makei said this while speaking at the UN summit, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports.
“The absence of Belarusian potash fertilizers on the world market, which occupy 20% of the market, a priori leads to a significant decrease in agricultural yields. The shortage of potash fertilizers on the world market will predictably lead to an increase in their prices and, as a consequence, to an increase in food prices.
The exclusion of Belarusian potassium salts from the European market will also negatively affect the agricultural sector of the EU economy. Belarus calls for a refusal to apply sanctions, which not only contradict the implementation of international obligations, but also run counter to the provisions of the UN Charter,” said Makei.
Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis said that Lithuania will join European sanctions against Belarus in December this year. Belarusian products in the Klaipeda seaport account for more than 30% of all port goods. Belaruskali once invested 30 million EUR in the Birių krovinių terminalas UAB terminal.
Russian Railways are ready to transport 12 million tons of Belarusian fertilizers to the Russian ports of the Leningrad region and to Murmansk.
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