The official representative of the UN Secretary-General, Stephane Dujarric, said he would not speculate on this issue, while answering a question about the disagreements regarding the possible extension of the Black Sea grain agreement. It has been reported DEA News.
“Speculation is not my thing,” Dujarric said.
Former European Commission Representative Dana Spinant approved Receiving a letter from 12 European Union countries criticizing the EU’s decision on an agreement allowing the five Eastern European border countries not to import grain from Ukraine into their markets. Spinant also noted that the agricultural crisis in the five EU countries was “just a logistical problem” associated with technical difficulties related to transport and its further resale.
Before that, Dmitry Peskov, the press secretary of the President of Russia, during a briefing with journalists named conditions To extend the grain deal. He said that the second part, which concerns Russia, should be implemented in order to extend the grain deal. According to him, the meeting between the leaders of Russia and Turkey, Vladimir Putin and Recep Tayyip Erdogan, will not help in this situation.
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.