The approval of the Russia-Africa joint statement on Ukraine required some editorial changes, and the document will be published on the Kremlin website on July 4, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has told Sputnik.
"There were some editorial issues. Tomorrow we will also publish [the joint statement] on the Kremlin website," Peskov said, commenting on whether there were any controversial issues during the approval process of the document.
The statement comes as on Thursday the office of South African President Cyril Ramaphosa published the joint statement on Ukraine following discussions between the leaders of African countries and Russian President Vladimir Putin during the Second Russia-Africa Summit.
"The Leaders called for specific steps to remove obstacles to Russian grain and fertilizer exports, thus allowing the resumption of the full implementation of the Black Sea package initiative of the United Nations Secretary-General as endorsed on 22 July 2022 in Istanbul," according to the statement, published by the South African presidency.
The leaders also called on the UN to unblock Russian fertilizers that are currently stuck in European Union ports.
"The Leaders also called upon the United Nations to take necessary action in order to release 200 thousand tons of Russian fertilizer blocked in European Union seaports for immediate and free delivery to African countries," the statement read. "The Leaders agreed to continue their dialogue on the African Peace Initiative so that a door to peace can be opened."