The G7 condemned Russia’s shelling of Ukraine’s grain infrastructure

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In a joint statement Sunday, trade ministers from the Group of Seven industrialized democracies condemned Russia’s shelling of Ukraine’s grain infrastructure and called for fair competition from Russia and China.

Such a statement was adopted by the ministers following a meeting in the city of Osaka in Japan, which this year presides over the G7, writes “Evropska Pravda” with reference to AFP.

G7 trade ministers in a joint statement “regretted and condemned Russia’s destruction of Ukraine’s grain export infrastructure” after Moscow withdrew from the Black Sea Grain Agreement in July.

After withdrawing from an agreement that allowed Kyiv to export its grain, which is crucial to global food security, Russia began systematically shelling Ukraine’s grain and port infrastructure.

The G7 ministers also called for the “immediate elimination of all measures that unduly restrict trade”, including import of Japanese food products.

China and Russia recently suspended imports of Japanese seafood after Tokyo dumped water from the Fukushima 1 power plant in northeastern Japan, which was destroyed by the 2011 tsunami, into the sea.

Discussions at the two-day G7 summit also focused on China’s “economic coercion” and anti-competitive practices and the need to reduce dependence on Chinese and Russian imports.

As expected, by the end of October, the countries of the “Group of Seven” will also will announce a mechanism for limiting the import of Russian diamondsafter which the European Union will immediately finalize the proposal for the 12th package of sanctions against Russia.

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