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On Saturday, Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė attended, as part of her visit to Kyiv, the inaugural summit Grain from Ukraine initiated by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, held on the day of the commemoration of the victims of the Holodomors in Ukraine, the press service of the Government reports.
Šimonytė: Lithuania joins Grain from Ukraine initiative
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The joint statement of the parties of the summit condemned Russia’s terror destroying Ukraine’s civilian infrastructure and threatening global food security, noting the humanitarian initiative underway to ensure the smooth flow of food from Ukraine to vulnerable regions in Africa and Asia.

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