Secretary of State Antony Blinken reportedly discussed the Black Sea Grain Initiative with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres RIA Newsreferring to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
It was noted that the meeting took place on the eve of the 78th session of the UN General Assembly in New York.
“The Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Secretary-General discussed a wide range of issues, including the Black Sea Grain Initiative,” the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement.
The meeting also discussed Russia’s military conflict in Ukraine and the security situation in Haiti.
Anatoly Antonov, formerly Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the United States saidHe stated that Russia has stated many times that the door to reviving the grain initiative is open and that the United States should not repeat empty insinuations and actually lift the sanctions wall.
Previously in Turkey said about efforts to restart the grain agreement.