Repeating the Black Sea Grain Initiative does not make sense - UN Secretary General
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UN Secretary-General Guterres considers a return to the grain deal ineffective and calls for freedom of navigation in the Black Sea.
UN Secretary General Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said during a press conference that he did not think that the restoration of the grain agreement in its previous form would be effective, UNN reports.
We have kept in touch with both sides, trying to explore new forms. I do not think it would make sense to repeat the grain deal. But I firmly believe that it would be very interesting if we created conditions for freedom of navigation in the Black Sea.
Recall
So-called "grain deal" is an agreement between the UN, Turkey, Ukraine and russia on the export of Ukrainian grain. It was signed on July 22, 2022 and was in force until July 17, 2023, when it expired. expired and russia refused to extend it.
After the failure of the "grain deal" russia began to regularly attack Ukraine's port infrastructure to stop agricultural exports.
