Russia’s Shoigu, U.N’s Guterres discuss safe functioning of Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant

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Published: Aug 15, 2022, 18:08 GMT+00:00

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu held a phone call with United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to discuss conditions for safe functioning of Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, the ministry said on Monday.

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MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu held a phone call with United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to discuss conditions for safe functioning of Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, the ministry said on Monday.

During the call, Shoigu and Guterres also discussed initiatives to ease conditions for exports of Russian food products and fertilisers, the Russian ministry added in a statement.

(Reporting by Reuters; Editing by Chris Reese)

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