UN Secretary-General welcomed an agreement by all parties to extend the Black Sea grain deal

UN Secretary-General welcomed an agreement by all parties to extend the Black Sea grain deal

On Thursday, @antonioguterres, Secretary-General of the @UN said he welcomed an agreement by all parties to extend the Black Sea grain deal in order to assist Ukraine’s agricultural exports from its southern Black Sea ports.

The agreement, first negotiated in July, established a protected sea transit corridor and was intended to help global food shortages by resuming shipments from three ports in Ukraine, a key producer of grains and oilseeds.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in a statement on Thursday,” I welcome the agreement by all parties to continue the Black Sea grain initiative to facilitate the safe navigation of export of grain, foodstuffs, and fertilizers from Ukraine.”

Guterres said the UN was also “fully committed to removing the remaining obstacles to exporting food and fertilizers from the Russian Federation.”