The Foreign Ministry confirmed negotiations on the export of grain from Ukraine

REarlier, the Wall Street Journal newspaper reported on the request of UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres to Moscow not to hinder the export of grain from the Black Sea ports of Ukraine. The Foreign Ministry confirmed the fact of negotiations, but “not at the UN level”

The Foreign Ministry confirmed negotiations on the export of grain from Ukraine

The issues of the supply of Russian potash fertilizers and the export of Ukrainian grain are being discussed, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Pankin told RIA Novosti.

Earlier, the Wall Street Journal newspaper, citing diplomatic sources, reported that UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres asked Moscow not to hinder the export of grain from the Black Sea ports of Ukraine, and in return promises to help ease sanctions against fertilizers from Russia and Belarus.

“A difficult question. You know, potash and mineral fertilizers, grain, the possibility of exporting Ukrainian grain are a complex tangle of issues that are currently being considered, Pankin said in response to a request to comment on the WSJ information.

At the same time, he clarified that the issue is not being discussed at the UN level, [but] is being discussed together with us.

According to sources of The Wall Street Journal, the UN Secretary General is negotiating the export of Ukrainian grain with Russia, Turkey and other countries, and Ankara has already agreed to participate in the clearance of the Black Sea.

Earlier, the fact of negotiations was also confirmed by the US representative to the UN, Linda Thomas-Greenfield. “At the moment there are discussions about how to unblock such corridors. <…> UN Secretary-General [Antonio Guterres] talked about this with Russia. We also discussed these issues with Ukrainians,” she said.

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In early May, Guterres said that fertilizers and products from Russia, Belarus and Ukraine should be returned to world markets to ensure food security, despite the fighting. The UN fears that rising grain prices and food shortages could destabilize the situation in poor countries dependent on Ukrainian grain and lead to conflicts.

According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Russia is the world’s largest wheat exporter, and Ukraine ranks fifth. Together they provide 19% of the world’s supply of barley, 14% of wheat and 4% of corn.

In early April, the European Union decided to restrict the import of Russian fertilizers. Later, the Russian Defense Ministry suspended the passage of foreign warships and other state vessels in three areas of the Black Sea for six months, from April 24 to October 31.

Against this background, US President Joe Biden announced that he was looking for an opportunity to export 20 million tons of grain from Ukraine. The US president explained the need to export grain with record food prices in the world. According to him, the return of Ukrainian grain to the world market should help reduce prices.

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