UN Deputy Secretary General: Problems with payment systems hinder Russia’s agricultural exports
United Nations (UN) Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Martin Griffiths said Russia’s agricultural exports are being hampered by problems with payment systems. He announced this at a meeting of the UN Security Council, reports RIA News.
“Hurdles remain, especially with regard to payment systems,” he said. The UN Deputy Secretary General emphasized that the “grain deal” is extremely important for global food security, adding that the organization will continue to make efforts to overcome these obstacles.
At the same time, Griffiths noted that the UN has made serious progress in the implementation of the memorandum on the export of Russian food and fertilizers.
Russia previously agreed to extend the grain deal for 60 days after it expires on March 18. According to diplomats, Moscow’s position will be determined depending on “real progress” in the normalization of agricultural exports. In the meantime, the extension of the deal in the Kremlin was called a gesture of goodwill.
The agreement on the creation of a safe corridor for the export of Ukrainian grain from the ports of Odessa, Chornomorsk and Yuzhny was signed on July 22, 2022 by representatives of Russia, Turkey, Ukraine and the UN. The Joint Coordinating Center (JCC) in Istanbul is responsible for coordinating the movement of ships. The deal also included the removal of restrictions on the export of Russian fertilizers. Moscow believes that this part of the agreement is being implemented slowly.
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