MOSCOW, March 20. /TASS/. The Russian side will transfer 25,000 tons of wheat and 23,000 tons of fertilizer to Zimbabwe, ambassador to Harare Nikolay Krasilnikov said.

Commenting on the upcoming humanitarian aid delivery ceremony, the ambassador pointed out that the shipment "consists of 25,000 tons of wheat delivered from Russia through the Russian Agriculture Ministry and the United Grain Company, and 23,000 tons of fertilizers donated to Zimbabwe by the Uralchem-Uralkali group of companies." "Both deliveries were made in line with the implementation of Russian President Vladimir Putin's initiative to provide assistance to African countries," the diplomat told Izvestia.

According to the ambassador, the wheat and fertilizers were delivered by sea through the Mozambican port of Beira. "And now everything is ready for us to hold a ceremony of wheat and fertilizer transfer with the participation of Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa on March 20, which will symbolize our friendship, solidarity and readiness to cooperate not only in the field of agriculture, but also in other areas of socio-economic development," he concluded.