MOSCOW, July 13UN Secretary General António Guterres and the staff of the organization are sincerely trying to get Western countries to begin to fulfill the terms of the grain deal regarding Russia, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on the Rossiya 24 TV channel.
“I know that the Secretary General and staff The UN, which are dealing with this problem, they sincerely strive to fulfill the relevant conditions, including with respect to Russia, I have no doubts about this. But they are not succeeding, because the Western countries are not going to fulfill these promises,» he said. Putin.
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 and food, as well as fertilizers 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 that the West exports most of the Ukrainian grain to their 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 Rosselkhozbank 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.
Press Secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov said on June 21 that there are no prerequisites for extending the grain deal, since obligations towards Russia are not being fulfilled. The grain deal expires on July 17.