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Italy's Draghi discusses unblocking ports with Ukraine's Zelenskiy

FILE PHOTO: Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi speaks next to Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio and Defence Minister Lorenzo Guerini after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's address to the Italian parliament via videolink, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in Rome, Italy, March 22, 2022. REUTERS/Remo Casilli/Pool/File Photo

Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi and Ukraine's president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, discussed ways to free up exports to tackle the food crisis that is threatening the world's poorest countries, Draghi's office said on Friday.

Russia's blockade of Ukrainian ports has prevented shipments of grain, a major export product of both countries. Russia accuses Ukraine of mining the ports and Ukraine has described the Russian position as "blackmail."

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