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| Russian Foreign Ministry called the conditions for terminating the grain deal |
| 2023-05-19 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [REGNUM] In the event that the conditions of the Russian side on the grain deal are not met by July 17, Russia will terminate it after this date. This is stated in the message of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, published on May 18 on the website of the Foreign Ministry. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs warned about the termination of the grain deal if problematic issues are not resolved. It is noted that the terms of Russia under the deal - the supply of Russian agricultural products and fertilizers, as well as the resumption of supplies of ammonia - continue to face the effects of Western sanctions. “Under these conditions, we are forced to remind again, first of all, the United States, the EU and Great Britain, in the words of “caring” about food security, of the need for a real withdrawal of Russian fertilizers and food from unilateral sanctions,” the statement says. The Foreign Ministry also recalled five tasks that need to be addressed as part of the extension of the Black Sea Initiative: reconnecting Rosselkhozbank to the SWIFT payment system, supplying spare parts, unblocking transport logistics and supply insurance, resuming the operation of the Togliatti-Odessa ammonia pipeline and “unfreezing” the assets of Russian companies. “Without fulfilling these requirements, there is no question of any expansion of the“ Black Sea Initiative ”, in principle, and the agreement itself will be terminated after July 17,” the message concludes. As REGNUM reported earlier, on May 18, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that Russia supported the extension of the grain deal with a clear understanding that the next two months would be decisive . He stressed that the extension of the grain deal has nothing to do with the internal political situation in Turkey. |
| Posted by:badanov |