UN Under Secretary General Martin Griffiths
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The UN has made significant progress in the implementation of the memorandum on the export of Russian food and fertilizers. However, there are still problems that hinder the supply, in particular in the field of payment systems. This was stated at a meeting of the UN Security Council Deputy Secretary General of the Organization for Humanitarian Affairs Martin Griffiths.
“Hurdles remain, especially around payment systems,” Griffiths was quoted on March 17 RIA News.
According to him, the UN will continue to make efforts to overcome these obstacles. The “grain deal” is very important for global food security, so it must work, the UN Deputy Secretary General stressed. He added that there is still a lot to be done to keep it going.
In the Kremlin on March 17 confirmed the extension “grain deal” for 60 days. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation previously explained that Moscow does not object to the extension of the deal after the expiration of the second term on March 18, but only for 60 days. They explained that Russia will continue to make decisions depending on real progress in the normalization of Russian agricultural exports, including bank payments.
The “grain deal”, which was concluded in July 2022 by representatives of Russia, Turkey, Ukraine and the UN, involves the export of food and fertilizers from three Ukrainian Black Sea ports. On November 17, 2022, the deal was extended for 120 days, until March 18, 2023.
