• Croatia and Italy launched the Rome Coalition for access to fertilizers and food security in the Strait of Hormuz at the MED9 meeting in Rome.
  • The meeting gathered representatives from 40 countries, including the Arab League, GCC, Western Balkans, and UN and FAO officials.
  • The blockade of the Strait of Hormuz due to the US-Israel conflict with Iran is raising fertilizer prices and threatening food production.
  • Minister Gordan Grlić Radman emphasized this is a geopolitical shock for Europe threatening stability and economic security.
  • The coalition is committed to ensuring more stable and diversified fertilizer and food supply chains.
  • The goal is to prevent food supply insecurity and further destabilization, humanitarian pressures, and migration flows.

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