United Nations (UN) Secretary-General António Guterres is “deeply concerned” about the situation regarding the agreement on Ukraine’s grain exports suspended by Russia, his spokesman said in a statement.
According to Stephane Dujarric, António Guterres is committed to “intensive consultations” so that Russia reverses its decision to suspend the agreement, which is vital to the world’s food supply.so he decided to postpone the match for a day to attend an Arab League meeting in Algiers on Tuesday.
According to the statement, the Secretary-General will continue to work “on the renewal of the agreement and its full implementation”, in order to “facilitate the export of food and fertilizers from Ukraine, as well as the removal of obstacles that still exist in the export of products Russians”.
Today, the head of European diplomacy, Josep Borrell, spoke with Guterres to “coordinate actions to ensure the export of grains and fertilizers from Ukraine”.
On the social network Twitter, Josep Borrell asked Moscow to backtrack on the agreement allowing the export of Ukrainian grains.
“The European Union will do its part to contain the global food crisis,” assured the head of European diplomacy.
The European Commissioner for the Environment, Oceans and Fisheries, Virginijus Sinkevicius, said Russia “finds” the reason for blocking the pact, citing the attack on Sevastopol that Moscow used as an argument for suspending the agreement.
“Another proof of who is really responsible for the food crisis in developing countries. Russia can and must end these ‘hunger games’ on the lives of millions of people,” the commissioner added.
Russia on Saturday announced the suspension of its participation in the agreement on the export of grain from Ukrainian ports after a drone attack (unmanned and remote-controlled aircraft) that targeted the Russian fleet stationed in the bay of Sevastopol, in Crimea. .
The deal, signed in July under the auspices of the UN and Turkey, allowed for the export of several million tons of grain stored in Ukrainian ports since the Russian invasion in February, which has soared food prices and fueled hunger pangs.
Russian President Vladimir Putin escalated his criticism of the deal, pointing out that exports from Russia, another major grain producer, were hurt by the sanctions.
Crimea, which was annexed by Russia in March 2014 after an intervention by its special forces and a referendum rejected by Kiev and the West, serves as the headquarters of the Russian Black Sea Fleet and as a logistical backbone for the Russian offensive in Ukraine.
Source: DN
