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Lebanon facing wheat crisis amid Russia-Ukraine conflict – President

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Lebanese President Michel Aoun said the Russia-Ukraine conflict has affected Lebanon’s capacity to secure sufficient wheat, urging UN to increase food support for his country.

“Wheat warehouses were destroyed in the Beirut port blasts in 2020 and the war in Ukraine further impacted our access to this commodity,” Aoun said.

Aoun’s remarks came during his meeting in Italy with David Beasley, the Executive Director of the World Food Programme, who said the WFP will continue supporting Lebanon despite the increasingly difficult global situation.

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The president also met with Qu Dongyu, Director-General, Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), who said that FAO will urge member states of the organisation to double their production of basic food products with the aim of facing the emerging global situation in light of the war in Ukraine.

Dongyu promised the president to continue coordinating with the Lebanese government to provide Lebanon with its needs.

Aoun arrived in Italy on Monday and he will also hold meeting with Italian president and officials. (Xinhua/NAN)

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