Russia and UN demand prolongation of Ukrainian grain deal
Validity expires October 19th. Earlier, the Russian side had already completed the course of its implementation and did not rule out refusing to close it. Statements on the extension of the validity of deals in Moscow have not yet been made
In Moscow passed character on a grain deal with Ukraine. The consultation was attended by UN Deputy Secretary General Martin Griffiths and Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Vershinin. There has not yet been a statement about the extension of participation based on the results of the conversation, the validity period expires on October 19.
A few days have passed before the termination of the grain agreement agreement between Russia and Ukraine, and the new terms and conditions of the agreements have not yet been agreed. As previously reported in the UN, Moscow and Kyiv are seeking to take action on changes, and the positions of the parties are slowing down the escalation. Russia wants a pipeline to be opened as part of the new arrangements, a Russian-led proposal to the Ukrainian port of Odessa, and Ukraine intends to extend the agreement for more than a year to include Nikolaev as a fourth export port. Last week, Russian Permanent Representative to the UN Gennady Gatilov did not rule out refusal Moscow from extending the food replacement if its conditions are not met. In addition, the previously reached agreement was repeatedly developed by Vladimir Putin. What would be the consequences if the agreement does not continue? Opinion of the Council of the Opora Rossii commission for the development of the grain complex, Sergey Sokolov, General Director of the Novosibirskkhleboprodukt company:
Sergey Sokolov Chairman of the Opora Rossii Commission for the Development of the Grain Complex, General Director of the Novosibirskkhleboprodukt Company
With the beginning of the action of Ukraine, almost 8 million tons of agricultural products were exported by sea, allocated Sunday in Kyiv As an obstacle to expanded exports, the Ukrainian side calls the work of the coordination center, which pursues the inspection of dry cargo ships. According to sources FT, in Moscow for a long time they did not respond to requests to find out the number of inspectors, because of which the waiting time for ships increased to 15 days. Apparently, the situation has already been resolved – as he writes Bloomberg With reference to the UN, by Friday the number of teams had grown from three or four to five, and some of the procedures were simplified so that the queue of dry cargo ships would dissolve. As the representative of Kyiv stated at the talks in Turkey, the words contained TASS, speeding up the inspection process greatly increases the export volume in Africa, Asia and Europe. Nikolai Lychev, editor-in-chief of the portal Agrotrend.ru, blames the prospects for a grain deal and Russia’s requirements for the export of ammonia:
Nikolai Lychev chief editor of the portal Agrotrend.ru
Optimism about promising sides is broadcast by almost all sides of the discussions. How get excited Amir Abdullah, the UN coordinator for the talks in Istanbul, said the process is “too important for the rest of the world” so the deal is likely to be extended, but “no guarantees.” Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at recent talks with Vladimir Putin declaredthat Ankara is “strongly determined” to expect continued exports from both the Ukrainian sea route and from Russia via Turkey. The President of Russia himself again emphasized that a small share of Ukrainian food goes to developing countries.