The United Nations and Turkey say that the agreement on the export of Ukraine black sea grain has been prolonged.

A deal allowing Ukraine to ship grain from Black Sea ports was due to expire on Saturday. A deal allowing Ukrainian grain exports over the Black Sea, which was set to expire on Saturday, has been renewed by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. And the United Nations has declared. The deal was reached after talks with Russia and Ukraine, Erdogan said in a speech in the western city of Canakkale on Saturday, but did not specify how long the deal would be extended. Russia said it had agreed to a 60-day extension, while Ukraine’s infrastructure minister said the deal had been extended by 120 days. More than 11 million tons of agricultural products, including 4.5 million tons of corn and 3.2 million tons of wheat, have been shipped from three Ukrainian Black Sea ports in an agreement between the two warring parties reached in July between Turkey and the United Nations. included. “This agreement is of great importance for the world food supply,” Erdogan said in televised remarks. “I thank Russia and Ukraine, who have not abandoned their efforts for new enlargements, as well as the Secretary-General of the United Nations.” Before the war, Ukraine was one of the world‘s largest farm producers, and the so-called Black Sea Green Initiative has helped reduce global food shortages caused by the conflict. “Ukraine is one of the world‘s largest exporters of sunflower oil, wheat and grains,” said News Panda’s Stephanie Decker, reporting from the outskirts of Kiev. “What is produced here – and what is exported – has a direct impact on food prices around the world.” In February last year, warships blocked Ukraine’s Black Sea ports in an all-out invasion by Russia. But the grain deal has allowed the safe passage of exports of vital grain supplies to combat the global food crisis. The initial contract was extended by 120 days in November. Ukraine’s Infrastructure Minister Oleksandr Kobrakov said the latest extension is for another 120 days. Ankara had previously said it wanted a 120-day extension, while Russia favored a 60-day extension. Kobrakov thanked the United Nations and Turkey for implementing the agreements in the grain deal. “[The] The agreement on the Black Sea Green Initiative has been extended by 120 days,” Kuberkov said on Twitter. “Thankful to Antonio Guterres, the United Nations, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, [Defence] Minister Hulusi Akar and all our partners for sticking to the agreement. The #BlackSeaGrainInitiative agreement has been extended by 120 days. Thank you to @antonioguterres @UN, President Erdoğan, Minister Hulusi Akar and all our partners for sticking to the agreements. As a result of our joint efforts, 25 million tons of grain were delivered to world markets pic.twitter.com/4bye93iQ7d — Oleksandr Kubrakov (@OlKubrakov) March 18, 2023 Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said: “We look at the report of the parties. “Grain deal” that the deal has been extended by 120 days. Zakharova said in remarks to the Interfax news agency that “we have repeatedly said … that the Russian side informed all parties to the agreement.” What is that he is extending the contract by 60 days.”