German Foreign Minister spoke about the request of the countries of the Global South to talk with Russia // German Foreign Minister: the countries of the Global South urged to talk with Russia

German Foreign Minister Johann Wadeful said he had been asked by the Global South to speak with Russia. He said this in an interview with ARD, reports Reuters.

A number of colleagues, especially from the Global South, have asked me to talk to Russia. There is a threat of famine there, and that is why I am in favor of a ceasefire in the Black Sea, Wadeful said.

He noted that after the outbreak of hostilities in Ukraine in relations between Russia and Germany there was diplomatic silence. “But now it is time, as I thought, we need to talk,” the minister said.

The meeting between Johann Vadeful and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov took place at the UN headquarters in New York on September 26. It lasted 20 minutes. This was the first conversation between foreign ministers since January 2022, when Mr. Lavrov met with Annalena Berbock, then foreign minister. The Russian diplomat gave a low assessment of the conversation – according to him, Mr. Vadeful did not present anything new.