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| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. Türkiye insists on extending grain deal [REGNUM] Turkish Foreign Ministry insists on extending grain due to the threat of a global food crisis In May, the grain deal should be extended, subject to Russian requirements. Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu stated this on April 24 in an interview with 100TV. The head of the Turkish Foreign Ministry noted that Ankara is in close coordination with the UN to start exporting grain and fertilizers from Russia, and negotiations are also ongoing on the exchange of Russian and Ukrainian prisoners. But these are different issues, he stated. “Grain supplies are important for the whole world, we are working to meet the requirements of Russia. We have intensified our efforts, and if this happens, the agreement will be extended. It is important to do this in May, otherwise there will be a food crisis in the world, as it was during the pandemic ,” the minister added. As REGNUM reported , on April 18, Russia's permanent representative to the UN, Vasily Nebenzya , claimed that there was no movement in the situation around the grain deal. The agreements reached in July 2022 are not respected, he added. In March, Russia extended the grain deal for another 60 days. In the future, if five systemic problems are not resolved, the Russian Federation is not ready to continue it, the Foreign Ministry was notified. More from regnum.ru Kremlin outlined the conditions for the continuation of the grain deal Peskov: to continue the grain deal, it is necessary to fulfill all its conditions Russia is in favor of fulfilling all the conditions of the grain deal, otherwise it cannot continue, Dmitry Peskov, press secretary of Russian President Vladimir Putin , told RIA Novosti . "We believe that it cannot continue without the fulfillment of the conditions," he commented. At a meeting of the UN Security Council, Secretary General of the world organization António Guterres called on the parties to implement the Black Sea Grain Initiative and the memorandum on facilitating the export of food and fertilizers from Russia. As REGNUM reported , on April 20, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that Russia was finding ways to supply the grain deal contrary to UN initiatives. Lavrov stressed that Moscow does not understand how exactly the international organization is trying to facilitate the implementation of the Russian part of the grain deal. Yet more from regnum.ru Lavrov evaded answering the question of whether the grain deal is dead Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov did not answer the question of whether the grain deal is dead. On April 24, after the end of the first part of the UN Security Council meeting, at which the Russian minister acted as chairman, he went to meet with UN Secretary General António Guterres. At this time, a Reuters journalist asked Lavrov if the grain deal was dead. In response, he only complimented her dress. “Nice dress,” said the head of the Russian Foreign Ministry. As REGNUM reported , Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said that on April 24, Lavrov is holding a meeting with Guterres , during which he intends to tell the UN Secretary General about the need to fully fulfill all the conditions of the grain deal. Earlier, Lavrov said that Russia manages to supply its food and fertilizers to world markets, but this is not due to, but in spite of the actions of the UN and the Secretary General of the organization . Yet again, more from regnum.ru Lavrov will discuss with Guterres the implementation of the grain deal Zakharova: Lavrov will tell Guterres about the need to fulfill both parts of the grain deal Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is holding a meeting with UN Secretary-General António Guterres on April 24 , Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said . During the meeting, Lavrov intends to tell the UN Secretary General about the need to fully comply with all the conditions of the grain deal, Zakharova said. "We have been very clear about this deal. It consists of two parts, and both parts must be performed equally," said the official representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Earlier, Lavrov said that Russia manages to supply its food and fertilizers to world markets, but this is not due to, but in spite of the actions of the UN and the Secretary General of the organization . Moscow hears statements from the UN that the organization is trying to facilitate the execution of the grain deal, but does not understand what this assistance consists of, Lavrov said. On April 18, the foreign ministers of the G7 countries called on Russia to extend the grain deal on the export of agricultural products from Ukraine for an indefinite period. In turn, Russia's permanent representative to the UN, Vasily Nebenzya , noted that there is no movement in the situation around the grain deal, and that part of the agreements in which Russia is interested, has not been observed, and is not observed . The grain deal, extended until May 2023, will be extended further only if the promises given to Russia are fulfilled , the Foreign Ministry noted earlier. We are talking about reconnecting Rosselkhozbank to SWIFT, resuming supplies of agricultural machinery, spare parts and services to Russia, lifting restrictions on insurance and reinsurance plus lifting the ban on access to ports, restoring the work of the Togliatti-Odessa ammonia pipeline and unblocking foreign assets and accounts of Russian companies, associated with the production and transportation of food and fertilizers. |
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