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GENEVA, June 10 Russia is ready to continue dialogue with the UN on the implementation of the memorandum on the export of Russian agricultural products, provided that these discussions bring results, the Deputy Foreign Minister told Russian journalists RF Sergey Vershinin following the negotiations with the UN in Geneva.
«The dates (of the upcoming discussions — ed.) have not yet appeared. We hold consultations regularly. We are not one of those who lose self-control. We want to get a real return for Russia. For the sake of this return, we are ready to continue the dialogue, but this dialogue, I repeat, must be productive. So far, unfortunately, there is no such thing,» he said.
A new round of talks took place in Geneva on June 9 between Russia, represented by Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Vershinin, and the UN, represented by the Secretary General UNCTAD by Rebecca Greenspan, under a memorandum under the «grain deal».
The Black Sea Initiative, which was signed on July 22, 2022 by representatives of Russia, Turkey, Ukraine and the UN, involves the export of Ukrainian grain, food and fertilizer across the Black Sea from three ports, including Odessa. The coordination of vessel traffic is handled by the Joint Coordination Center in Istanbul. Russian President Vladimir Putin pointed out in September that the West exports most of the Ukrainian grain to its own states, and not to needy countries in Africa.
The grain initiative is an integral part of the package agreement. The second part — the Russia-UN memorandum, designed for three years — provides for the unblocking of Russian exports of food and fertilizers, among the main tasks was the reconnection of the Russian Agricultural Bank to SWIFT, the resumption of supplies of agricultural machinery, spare parts and services, the restoration of the Togliatti-Odessa ammonia pipeline and a number of other measures. As noted in Moscow, this part of the package agreement has not yet been implemented.