The Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the United Nations, Vasily Nebenzya, declared that the Russia and the UN memorandum, which stipulates the obligations of the world organization to lift restrictions on the export of Russian fertilizers and agricultural products to world markets, has not been complied with. . He made the relevant statement at the UN Security Council meeting on the humanitarian situation in Ukraine. TASS.
According to the permanent representative, Western countries “did not want to notice” the agreement between the Russian Federation and the UN Secretariat, “avoiding even mentioning it in the draft Security Council products.” He noted that “the agreement has not been implemented in the least”.
Former Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova announced On the extension of the grain agreement by Russia for 60 days.
Sergey Vershinin, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation declarationHe said the decision to extend the grain deal by only 60 days, not 120 days, was made in Moscow because of the lack of progress in Russian food and fertilizer supplies.