UN statement on the grain corridor

The United Nations (UN) ruled on the cereal corridor.

“We believe that a return to the Black Sea Initiative will facilitate the export of millions of tons of grain and fertilizer from both the Russian Federation and Ukraine, relax markets and increase maritime security in the Black Sea,” said Jens Laerke, spokesman from the ONU. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).

ERDOĞAN MADE A STATEMENT

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, at a press conference held by Russian President Vladimir Putin in Sochi today, said: “We believe that the initiative should continue to eliminate shortcomings. I sincerely shared our views on this issue with my dear friend during our bilateral meeting. In this context, we prepared a consultation with the United Nations and a package of new proposals that included significant advances. I believe that it is possible to obtain results through this new process. Like Turkey, I believe that we will reach a solution that will meet expectations in a short time.” he had used the words.

PUTIN OFFERS THE CONDITION

Putin said: “We want to revive the grain corridor, we will do it. We will do it on one condition. We want our agricultural products to reach the sea without obstacles”. he had evaluated.

In his August 31 statement, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres noted that they were also considering Russia’s complaints and demands regarding the initiative, saying: “I sent a letter to Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, and presented concrete proposals for the renewal of the Black Agreement. Marine Grains Initiative”. he said.

“The new agreement must be stable. We do not want an initiative that is dragged from crisis to crisis and constantly suspended. We support an initiative that works and is useful”. Guterres said the proposals are aimed at ensuring Russian food and fertilizer reach global markets more effectively and at affordable prices.

BLACK SEA GRAINS INITIATIVE

To reduce the impact of the Ukraine-Russia war on world food prices, the UN, Russia, Turkey and Ukraine signed the Black Sea Grains Initiative agreement at a ceremony in Istanbul on July 22, 2022. .

Kremlin spokesman Dmitriy Peskov made a statement on July 17 about the expired agreement: “The agreement on the grain corridor has actually come to an end, it has been stopped. Russia will immediately return to the grain agreement as soon as the relevant conditions are met. The part of the agreement relating to Russia was not fulfilled”. he had used the words. (AA)