[REGNUM] Vessel inspections under the grain deal resumed on May 9. This was stated during the briefing by Deputy Representative of the Secretary General of the United Nations (UN) Farhan Haq .
“Inspections resumed today,” he said. According to him, two checks were carried out.
Earlier, the Turkish Ministry of Defense reported that the work of the “grain corridor” in Turkey had been resumed , and the inspection of ships was being carried out again.
As REGNUM reported, bilateral and multilateral meetings with Ukraine, Russia and the UN organized by Turkey will be held in Istanbul on May 10 and 11 . During the meetings, the issues of extending the grain deal will be discussed, as well as the preparation of a detailed and safe evacuation plan for the return of Turkish merchant ships and their crews, which are stuck in the ports of Ukraine as a result of the conflict.
According to Turkish presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalin , there are chances for an extension of the grain deal , which expires on May 18, exists.
The UN, Ukraine and Türkiye are waiting for Russia's consent to extend the grain deal. Russia, for its part, demands the fulfillment of a number of conditions that are contained in the text of the agreement signed in 2022 and relate, among other things, to the unblocking of grain exports, as well as some other issues.
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Blinken: US and Britain are in favor of an immediate extension of the grain deal
The authorities of the United States of America and Great Britain believe that the term of the grain deal should be immediately extended. This was stated on May 9 by US Foreign Minister Anthony Blinken during a joint press conference with British Foreign Secretary James Cleverley.
“We also spoke about the urgent need to extend and expand the Black Sea Grain Initiative,” the US Secretary of State said.
The diplomat made the statement that "Moscow again began to prevent ships from entering the ports of Ukraine to load grain." In his opinion, recently there has been a "reduction in the supply of food to world markets and people in Africa, the Middle East and around the world."
Blinken also expressed his gratitude to UN Secretary General António Guterres and the Turkish side for their "tireless efforts to break the deadlock."
As REGNUM reported, bilateral and multilateral meetings with Ukraine, Russia and the UN organized by Turkey will be held in Istanbul on May 10 and 11 . During the meetings, the issues of extending the grain deal will be discussed, as well as the preparation of a detailed and safe evacuation plan for the return of Turkish merchant ships and their crews, which are stuck in the ports of Ukraine as a result of the conflict.
According to Turkish presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalin , there are chances for an extension of the grain deal , which expires on May 18, exists.
The UN, Ukraine and Türkiye are waiting for Russia's consent to extend the grain deal. Russia, for its part, demands the fulfillment of a number of conditions that are contained in the text of the agreement signed in 2022 and relate, among other things, to the unblocking of grain exports, as well as some other issues.