On Saturday, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres indicated that the UN is working with the US and the EU to remove restrictions that prevent Russian food and fertiliser from reaching global markets.
According to Guterres, more than 650,000 metric tonnes of grain and other food have already been sent as part of a United Nations programme.
-brokered agreement reached this month in Turkey to restore Ukrainian grain shipments, which had been halted since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February.
The other component of this comprehensive agreement is unrestricted access to foreign markets for Russian food and fertiliser, which are not sanctioned, according to Guterres, who examined the export coordination centre in Istanbul.
He noted that states that have imposed sanctions on Russia for its invasion of Ukraine have made it clear that these measures do not apply to food and fertiliser, but that the impact on Russian exports is nevertheless enormous.
There are several bottlenecks and problems that must be overcome in terms of shipping, insurance, and money, said Guterres during a joint press conference with Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar.
According to Guterres, the UN is working with Washington and the European Union to remove these obstacles.
More food and fertiliser from Ukraine and Russia, he added, are critical to calming commodity markets and decreasing consumer prices.
Russia and Ukraine accounted for around one-third of global wheat exports before to Russia’s February 24 invasion of Ukraine, which Russia asserts was a special military operation. Russia is also a major supplier of fertiliser.
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The United Nations: We are working hard to ensure that Russian food reaches the market.
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