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| Deputy Foreign Minister Grushko: Russia is waiting for concrete actions on the grain deal |
| 2023-05-30 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. Moscow , May 29, 2023, 13:13 - IA Regnum. Western countries must remove obstacles to the access of Russian agricultural products to world markets. This was announced on May 29 following the results of the presidential elections in Turkey by Deputy Foreign Minister of Russia Alexander Grushko. The diplomat noted the positive role of Turkey in this issue in the grain deal and added that political statements from the United Nations (UN) are no longer enough. "The ball is on the side of those countries that imposed illegal sanctions against Russia," Grushko explained in an interview with TASS . According to him, if these states are interested in the existence of some mechanisms for the delivery of grain, they must fulfill their obligations and remove all obstacles for the entry of Russian food products, primarily grain, into global markets. "We expect concrete actions in this direction," the representative of the Foreign Ministry said. As IA Regnum reported earlier, Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that the grain deal was extended due to special relations with Russian President Vladimir Putin. According to him, Turkey adheres to a balanced approach, which was very useful in the situation with the Black Sea Grain Initiative. The fact that Russia agreed to extend the grain deal, which expired on May 18, for another 60 days, Erdogan announced on the day of the negotiations - May 17. Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said the day after that Russia supported the extension of the grain deal with the clear understanding that the next two months would be decisive. According to the press secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov, the issue of returning Rosselkhozbank to the SWIFT system and unblocking the export of Russian fertilizers and food continues to be discussed. |
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