Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu on Sunday mentioned that Ankara is working laborious to increase a U.N.-backed initiative that has enabled Ukraine to export grain from ports blockaded by Russia following its invasion.
The Black Sea Grain Initiative, brokered by the United Nations and Türkiye final July, allowed grain to be exported from three Ukrainian ports.
The settlement was prolonged in November and is because of expire on March 18 except an extension is agreed upon.
“We are working hard for the smooth implementation and further extension of the Black Sea grain deal,” Çavuşoğlu mentioned in a speech on the United Nations Conference on Least Developed Countries being held in Doha, Qatar.
Çavuşoğlu additionally mentioned he mentioned the extension efforts with U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.
On Wednesday, Russia mentioned it will solely agree to increase the Black Sea grain deal if the pursuits of its personal agricultural producers are taken under consideration.
Russia’s agricultural exports haven’t been explicitly focused by Western sanctions, however Moscow says restrictions on its funds, logistics and insurance coverage industries are a “barrier” to its personal grain and fertilizers export.
Moscow’s Foreign Ministry mentioned Wednesday that Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov had mentioned prospects for renewing the deal at a gathering along with his Turkish counterpart on the sidelines of the G-20 in New Delhi.
“(The) Russian side stressed that continuing the package agreement on grain is possible only if the interests of Russian agricultural and fertilizer producers, in terms of unhindered access to world markets, are taken into account,” the ministry mentioned in a press release.
Çavuşoğlu additionally careworn the necessity to help the event and progress of weak nations on the convention.
On meals safety, he mentioned, “It is a shame that we are nowhere near ending hunger in the 21st century.”
“The (July 2022) Istanbul Grain Initiative that we brokered with the U.N. helped every household around the world, especially in the least developed countries by bringing down global food prices,” he careworn.
Source: www.dailysabah.com
