The Turkish Ministry of Defense announced that the grain agreement has been extended from 19 March. The ministry announced this in its announcement. twitter.
According to the agency, 25 million tons of grain have already been exported to countries in need. More than 800 ships were involved in the transport.
Former Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova statedRussia agreed to extend the grain agreement for only 60 days.
It was also reported that the United Nations (UN) confirmed the extension of the grain agreement. At the same time, the organization does not specify how long the agreement has been extended.
On March 18, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced the extension of the grain agreement, which expired today.
Later, Ukraine’s Minister of Infrastructure Oleksandr Kubrakov announced that the grain agreement was extended for 120 days. He announced this on his social networks.
On the eve of the press secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov said that Moscow has extended the agreement by 60 days. This was also expressed by Maria Zakharova, the official representative of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Prior to that, the agreement had been extended for 120 days.