Secretary of State Blinken Issues Statement on Arrival of Wheat-Carrying Brave Commander to East Africa from Ukraine
August 31, 2022
August 31, 2022
WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following statement on Aug. 30, 2022, by Secretary Antony J. Blinken on the arrival of wheat-carrying ship Brave Commander to East Africa from Ukraine:
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The United States welcomes the arrival in Djibouti of 23,300 metric tons of Ukrainian grain aboard the ship Brave Commander. This grain will be distributed within Ethiopia and Somalia, countries that are dangerously food insecure after four years of drough . . .
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The United States welcomes the arrival in Djibouti of 23,300 metric tons of Ukrainian grain aboard the ship Brave Commander. This grain will be distributed within Ethiopia and Somalia, countries that are dangerously food insecure after four years of drough . . .