Since a U.N.-brokered agreement in July restored supplies that had been halted by Russia’s war, Ukraine has exported 10 million tonnes of grain and other food, according to U.N. chief Antonio Guterres, who on Thursday urged Russia and Ukraine to continue the cooperation.
“I urge everyone to focus their energies on two things. First, the Black Sea Initiative needs to be renewed and fully implemented. Second, removing the last remaining barriers to Russian food and fertiliser exports, “He informed the press.
If Russia or Ukraine disagree to the prolongation, the agreement might end on November 19. This week, Russia temporarily halted participation after accused Ukraine of exploiting the agreement as a pretext to attack Russian ships in Crimea. Ukraine has not admitted responsibility for the attack or denied it.
The value of the Black Sea Grain Initiative has, in my opinion, been better understood and appreciated by the globe in recent days, according to Guterres. “in order to stop the food crisis. for lowering costs and relieving burden on people everywhere. in order to lessen the dangers of hunger, poverty, and instability.”
The July agreement also intends to make it easier for Russia to export grain and fertiliser. Guterres urged the full utilisation of Russian export capacity, which is crucial for that reason, when he stated on Thursday that coordinated measures were required to alleviate the global fertiliser market bottleneck promptly.
“Farmers all across the world are already being impacted by high fertiliser prices. We cannot allow issues with access to fertiliser globally to develop into a global food scarcity “he said.
