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Dr. Frédéric Schneider: “The most exposed countries are Lebanon, Yemen, Sudan, Gaza and the West Bank”

ByTheEast: What are the short and medium-term threats to countries in North Africa and in the Middle East, regarding their fertilizer supply and food security? Dr. Frédéric Schenider: In the coming two to three months, the most acute pressure is on fertiliser availability and prices for the spring and early summer planting seasons. Egypt, Tunisia, Morocco, Jordan, and Iraq all rely to varying degrees on Gulf-sourced urea and phosphate fertilisers,...

We expect an agreement [between Washington and Tehran] sooner rather than later. We hope the parties will reach a peaceful and sustainable solution that will contribute not only to peace in our region but to international peace as well."

Tahir Andrabi

Pakistan's Foreign Ministry spokesperson
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