Until now, only the Ukrainian part has been effectively implemented, Russian agricultural exports continue to be blocked, complained to Moscow.
Moscow is aware of the statements of various parties, including Ukraine, regarding the extension of the grain deal, the second term (120 days) of which ends on March 18. But no one has talked to Russia. This was reported by the Russian Foreign Ministry on Sunday, March 12.
“Negotiations on this point, especially with the participation of Russian representatives, have not been conducted,” said the spokeswoman of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova.
He recalled that the next round of consultations between the Russian interdepartmental delegation and UN representatives will be held in Geneva on March 13.
According to Zakharova, “our position as a whole on the” package “proposal of the UN Secretary General António Guterres, which, in addition to the aforementioned Black Sea initiative, includes the Russia-UN memorandum on the normalization of domestic agricultural exports, is known and remains not changing.”
“We proceed from the fact that the agreements concluded in Istanbul on July 22, 2022 must be implemented in parallel with each other to solve the declared humanitarian tasks to overcome the food crisis and help countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America in need. We say that so far only the Ukrainian part, Russian agricultural exports continue to be blocked as a result of unilateral Western sanctions,” he stressed.
As you know, the extension of the grain deal is in doubt due to Russian conditions. Also, the aggressor country blocks inspections of ships in the Bosphorus. As a result, in January, the export of Ukrainian agricultural products fell by 25% compared to December.
And this week in Kyiv, President Volodymyr Zelensky and UN Secretary-General António Guterres backed the extension of the grain deal.
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Source: korrespondent
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