UN Under Secretary General Martin Griffiths on Friday said he’s unaware whether the Black Sea grain deal will be extended beyond July 17, APA reports citing TASS.
"I don't really know what's in the minds of the parties who will decide on renewal or termination in the middle of July," he said.
"We have repeated statements from the Russian Federation saying that there's been no advantage to them and it's time's up. Well, of course, as the secretary general has made clear, this doesn't deter us from doing everything we can to work for renewal," the UN official went on to say.
"The world has seen the value of the Black Sea Initiative," Griffiths said "The Black Sea Initiative and the memorandum of understanding between the UN and the Russian Federation is incredibly important for global food security."
It’s not just the UN that touts the importance of the agreements, but also the African leaders that recently went to see Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky and Russian President Vladimir Putin, and the same message will probably come out at the upcoming Russia-Africa summit, he said.
The UN official said there is some progress with the Russian segment of the agreements.
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