A meeting was held between the United Nations (UN) and Russia on the extension of the Grain Corridor Agreement in Geneva, Switzerland. The meeting was attended by Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Vershinin representing Russia, UN Deputy Secretary General and Emergency Aid Coordinator Martin Griffiths and United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Secretary General Rebecca Greenspan.
Providing information to the Russian press after the first round of talks, Vershinin said, “As the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, we just held a new round of consultations with the UN delegation headed by Rebeca Grynspan, Secretary General of the Trade and Development Conference, and Martin Griffiths, Emergency Aid Coordinator.”
Vershinin stated that they accepted the UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres’ proposal to extend the agreement for another 60 days, which will expire on March 18. ‘ he said.
Vershinin also pointed out that the agreement was unilateral due to the embargoes imposed on Russia, and stated that easing the sanctions was not sufficient for the full implementation of the agreement.
THE AGREEMENT WAS LAST EXTENDED FOR 120 DAYS
The Grain Corridor Agreement signed in Istanbul in July last year between Turkey, Russia, Ukraine and the United Nations (UN) will be extended for the third time, with Turkey’s initiatives to prevent the global food crisis due to the Russia-Ukraine war. The agreement was last extended for 120 days in November last year. (UAV)