Maria Zakharova, the official representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, announced during the briefing that the grain agreement was extended for 60 days. Words lead the way interfax.
»[Зерновую] the agreement was extended for 60 days, ”said the representative of the Russian foreign ministry.
He pointed out that Russia followed a diplomatic path in this regard.
On the eve of Turkish and Russian Foreign Ministers Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu and Sergey Lavrov discussed over the phone extension of the grain deal. Former Minister of National Defense Hulusi Akar aforementionedNegotiations are reportedly ongoing to extend the grain deal by 120 days. At the same time, Russia has so far decided to extend the agreement by only 60 days.
In turn, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Vershinin declarationHe said the decision to extend the grain agreement for only 60 days, not 120 days, was made in Moscow because of the lack of progress in Russia’s food and fertilizer supplies.