still a discussion At the development stage, the positions are rigid and everything will depend on the development of a complex geopolitical engineering operation. But what is tangible is that the effort is real. A few days after Monday ends, grain between Black SeaThe UN, the most successful diplomatic mediator in the war in Ukraine, held a series of secret meetings this week to block the deal that halted price increases last year. Price:%s between foodturns into wet paper.
Meetings held Brussels After the UN stressed the need to “remove barriers” that currently affect the financial transactions of the Russian Ziraat Bank (Rosselkhozbank), Moscow, blocking Russian fertilizer exports due to Western sanctions. Indeed, the memorandum on the export of fertilizers, the second binding agreement of the main agreement, which is key to food security in developing countries, has worked smoothly so far. This also affects the “continuous flow of Ukrainian grain from the Black Sea,” the international organization said on Wednesday.
With this preface, UN Secretary-General António Guterres remained in Belgium on Thursday and Friday, accompanied by some of the UN’s most influential officials, including UNCTAD Secretary-General Costa Rican Rebeca Grynspan. and organizational development. Guterres, who is still in Brussels, also met with Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo and King Filippo.
Rosselkhozbank
Neither the site nor Guterres’ friends seemed random. Belgium country that regulates its legislation. fast system, in which all sanctioned Russian organizations are disconnected. And Grynspan is the UN official who held meetings with senior Russian government officials, including the Russian Federation’s Deputy Foreign Minister, last month. Sergey Vershinin.
But the Guterres negotiation was always uphill, as international press agencies leaked and this paper was able to confirm it. “One of the most important demands of Moscow is the reconnection of Rosselkhozbank to SWIFT. European Union (EU), in June 2022 infestation Reuters recalled Reuters, which was able to confirm the information with European sources. Therefore, he added, a proposal to Moscow is to “give the EU time to connect a subsidiary of Rosselkhozbank to SWIFT”.
perspectives of final agreements not particularly proud. The basis on which the diplomatic operation would be carried on was not announced on Friday. Türkiye, which also sponsors the Black Sea Initiative, said it hoped a compromise would be reached. But while Russia, Ukraine (which had to sign the grain export agreement) and even the UN remained silent, the US suggested it. Moscow is blackmailing Once again to the West, Guterres left Brussels by plane with this difficult reality.
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agreement on fertilizers considered the key Africa And Latin Americaa continent heavily dependent on these products for its survival agriculture. This is because Russia is one of the main exporters of these products in the world. Instead, the Black Sea Initiative has been important in reducing food prices and export Ukrainian grain, 20% of which goes to low and low income countries.
However, the UN itself has complained about the slowdown in ship inspections in recent months and the exclusion of the port of Yuzhny/Pivdennyi from the agreement. For this reason, he asked the parties to speed up the operations and ensure the continuity of this agreement, which he considers “vital”.