Russia and the countries taking part in this week's Russia-Africa summit will discuss Moscow's grain and fertilizers exports, Oleg Ozerov, ambassador at large at the Russian Foreign Ministry, told the state-run RIA Novosti news agency on July 25. Last week, Russia withdrew from the yearlong Black Sea grain deal that ensured the safe export of Ukrainian grains, saying that its conditions for the extension of the deal had been ignored. The second Russia-Africa summit will take place in St. Petersburg on July 27-29, as Moscow and the West compete for influence in Africa.
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