Turkey is working on extending "grain agreement", - Foreign Minister Сavusoglu

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlt Сavusoglu said on Sunday that Ankara is making every effort to extend the "grain agreement".

This is reported by "European Pravda" with reference to Reuters, Censor.NET informs.

"We are working hard on the smooth implementation and further extension of the Black Sea Grain Agreement," Сavusoglu said.

He also said that he discussed the issue of extending the agreement with UN Secretary-General António Guterres.

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The Black Sea Grain Initiative, launched by the UN and Turkey last July, allowed grain to be exported from three Ukrainian ports. The deal was extended in November and will expire on March 18 unless an extension is agreed upon.

Author: Екатерина Людвик