The UN Secretary General, António Guterres, welcomed on Thursday the extension of the agreement on the “export of Ukrainian grain” through the Black Sea.
In a statement sent to Agence France Presse by the Istanbul-based Joint Coordination Center, which oversees exports, António Guterres added that “the United Nations is fully committed to doing everything possible to overcome obstacles that may hinder exports of agricultural products and fertilizers”. of the Russian Federation”.
The agreement on the export of Ukrainian grain through the Black Sea will be extended for 120 days, the kyiv government’s Minister of Infrastructure said on Thursday.
“The initiative [transporte de cereais] in the Black Sea it will be extended for another 120 days,” Minister Oleksandre Koubrakov said Thursday in a message posted on the social network Twitter.
According to the Ukrainian minister, this is an important step “in the fight against the world food crisis” aggravated by the new invasion of Russia, which began on February 24.
Earlier, Turkey indicated the relaunch of the agreement on Ukrainian grain exports, “under the same conditions” as previously verified, a senior Turkish official told France Presse, speaking on condition of anonymity.
Thus, the first phase of the diplomatic initiative in operation since July on the transport of grains through the Black Sea expires this Friday and, so far, has allowed the export of 11 million tons from Ukrainian ports.
Source: TSF
