{"id":190070,"date":"2026-06-01T13:53:33","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T10:53:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/190070\/"},"modified":"2026-06-01T13:53:35","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T10:53:35","slug":"lukasenka-complains-about-potash-sanctions-to-visiting-fao-chief","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/190070\/","title":{"rendered":"\u0141uka\u0161enka complains about potash sanctions to visiting FAO chief"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

June 1, Pozirk.<\/em> <\/strong>Isolating Belarus from the international fertilizer market is counterproductive, Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka said in Minsk on June 1 while meeting with Qu Dongyu, director general of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the Belarusian ruler\u2019s press office, \u0141uka\u0161enka said that Belarus accounts for 20 percent of the global production of mineral fertilizers, and any sanctions on its potash industry lead to a \u201cglobal deficit\u201d of fertilizers and food.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u0141uka\u0161enka stressed that Belarus not only exports food to other countries but also helps them with agricultural technologies. \u201cWe train people both there and in Belarus and have achieved a lot in producing food and supplying people in Africa, for example,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka freed 250 political prisoners on March 19, the US had lifted sanctions on Belarus\u2019 potash giant Belaruskali (Bie\u0142aru\u015bkalij) and Belarusian Potash Company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, the European Union and Lithuania maintain a ban on the transit of Belarusian fertilizers, imposed in early 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Food and Agriculture Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts to defeat hunger and improve nutrition worldwide. Its core mission is to tackle hunger and ensure food security for all, making sure people have regular access to enough high-quality food to lead active, healthy lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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