Permanent Representative of Russia to the UN Vasily Nebenzya
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The Russian Federation will consider extending the “grain deal” after 60 days only if there is tangible progress in the implementation of the Russian part of the agreement. This is stated in a letter from the Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the UN, Vasily Nebenzya, to UN Deputy Secretary General Martin Griffiths and UNCTAD Secretary General Rebecca Greenspan.
The message notes that in order to further extend the food deal, the following problems must be resolved: connecting the Russian Agricultural Bank to the SWIFT system, resuming supplies of agricultural equipment to the Russian Federation, lifting restrictions on insurance and access to ports for Russian cargo ships. It is also necessary to resume the operation of the Togliatti-Odessa ammonia pipeline, unfreeze the accounts and financial activities of Russian fertilizer companies. About this on Saturday, March 18, informs RIA News.
The “grain deal” in July 2022 was concluded by representatives of the Russian Federation, Turkey, Ukraine and the UN. The agreement implies the export of food and fertilizers from three Ukrainian Black Sea ports. On November 17, the deal was extended for 120 days, until March 18. Today the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation declared about Russia’s agreement to extend the “grain deal” for only 60 days.
