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| Media: Türkiye and the UN will make an offer to Russia on a grain deal |
| 2023-08-24 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [Regnum] Türkiye and the UN will offer Russia to resume the grain deal. Ankara and the world organization are working on the conditions for the resumption, a source participating in the negotiation process said on August 23. “Some proposals from our side in contact with the UN are being developed. But not everything is perfect yet, there are unresolved issues with banking issues, ” RIA Novosti quoted a source as saying. According to him, the discussions are ongoing. The Black Sea Grain Initiative, or grain deal, ceased to operate on July 18. Russia withdrew from the agreement, which for almost a year - from July 22, 2022 - was observed only by Moscow, while none of the conditions of the Russian side were fulfilled. Russia, within the framework of the agreement, provided a safe maritime corridor for agricultural cargo - grain and fertilizers - from Ukraine. Moscow agreed to provide a route so that agricultural products could reach countries in dire need. At the same time, the Kremlin set conditions, including the return of Rosselkhozbank to the SWIFT international payment system. The West, which imposed sanctions on the bank, did not fulfill this condition. In addition, the grain exported thanks to the Russian corridor did not actually end up in Africa, settling on the territory of European countries. President Vladimir Putin said at the BRICS business forum on August 22 that Moscow was ready to return to the grain deal after meeting all its requirements. So far this has not happened, all Russian demands have been ignored. At the same time, the West accuses Russia of creating a food crisis, while it is the Western countries that create obstacles to the supply of grain and fertilizer to poor countries. Russia can replace deliveries of Ukrainian grain with its own grain, both on a commercial and gratuitous basis. |
| Posted by:badanov |