Zakharova: Kiev informed via Minsk about extension of grain deal for 60 days
MOSCOW, March 18 – RIA Novosti. Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Saturday that the Ukrainian side was informed that the “grain deal” through Belarus was extended for 60 days.
“In a world where men are declared women and the Moldovan language is Romanian, of course you cannot read the documents. But still the Ukrainian side was informed about 60 days through their Belarusian colleagues. Besides the Turkish side, the UN Secretary General, ”- Zakharova wrote on the telegram channel.
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The groceries (or grain) agreement, signed on July 22, 2022 by representatives of Russia, Turkey, Ukraine and the UN, includes the export of Ukrainian grain, food and fertilizer from three ports, including Odessa, via the Black Sea. The coordination of ship traffic is carried out by the Joint Coordination Center in Istanbul.
The contract expired on November 18, 2022, but meant an automatic 120-day extension until March 18 if either party did not object. The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that “no such objection has been received” and noted that the Russian side allowed the technical extension of the “Black Sea initiative” for Ukrainian grain exports without any change in terms and scope.
The deal is part of a package deal that provides, among other things, to unblock Russia’s exports of food and fertilizers. Moscow noted that this is what is not fully implemented. At the same time, assurances came from the UN that restrictions would be lifted.
On Monday, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Vershinin said that after negotiations with UN representatives on the situation with the “grain deal” in Geneva, Russia does not object to the next extension after the second term on March 18, only 60 days. . According to him, Russia’s further position will be determined by the actual – not in words, but in deed – progress in the normalization of Russian agricultural exports, including bank payments, transport logistics, insurance, non-freezing financial activities and the supply of ammonia through Togliatti. -Odessa pipeline.
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Source: Ria
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