UN Secretary-General’s representative, Stephane Dujarric, said he hoped the international organization would continue beyond the end of the grain agreement on 18 March. She announced this at a briefing, she said. TASS.
“We really hope that the enterprise will continue to work, that the ships will continue to move. I’ll stop here for now,” Dujarric said.
While emphasizing that the UN will work to maintain and implement the agreement, the representative of the UN Secretary-General did not answer the question whether this meant extending the grain agreement by 60 days.
17 March, Alessandra Vellucci, press secretary at UN Geneva headquarters reportedthat discussions on the extension of the grain agreement continue at all levels, including at the level of UN Secretary-General António Guterres. Press secretary of Russian President Dmitry Peskov on the same day approvedRussia extends grain deal for 60 days.