The grain agreement, which expires on May 18, can be extended for 60 days. It has been reported TASS Citing a source familiar with the negotiation process for this deal.
“I think the deal will be extended for another 60 days, but Russia can accept it for the last time,” he said.
According to the source, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan may announce his decision to extend the extension “according to tradition” after a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin. He acknowledged that this talk would take place “today or tomorrow.”
The source also described the possibility of extending the grain agreement as “a gesture from Russia”, in the hope that the Russian side’s needs expressed in the Istanbul memorandum of July 22, 2022 will be taken into account.
On the eve of the Ministry of National Defense reportedThe Russian Federation, Turkey, Ukraine and UN delegations stated that they will continue negotiations on the extension of the grain agreement in the near future.
May 11, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Vershinin declarationMoscow opposes the indefinite extension or expansion of the grain agreement.
On 10-11 May, four-way talks were held in Istanbul on the functioning of this Black Sea initiative.
On July 22 last year, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine and the UN signed an agreement on the creation of a corridor for the export of agricultural products from Ukraine via the Black Sea. The duration of the grain agreement has been extended until May 18, 2023. Moscow again and again he paid attentionThis part of the terms of the agreement was not met.