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The Russian President, Vladimir Putinsaid this Saturday that the main objective of the agreement for the transport of Ukrainian grains, which expires on July 17, has not been achieved, the president said during a telephone conversation with his South African counterpart, Cyril Ramaphosa.
“Vladimir Putin stressed that the obligations established in the memorandum between Russia and the UN on the removal of obstacles to the export of Russian food products and fertilizers have not yet been fulfilled”the Kremlin reported.
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“The main objective of the agreement, the delivery of grains to countries in need, especially on the African continent, has not been achieved”added the Russian presidency in a statement on an exchange between putin and Ramaphosa.
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, who is a mediator between Ukraine and Russiasaid on Friday that Putin “do you agree” with prolonging the agreement for the export of Ukrainian grains.
But kremlin He denied making a statement on the matter. putin regretted on Thursday that none of the requests for Russia have been taken into account in the negotiations to prolong the agreement.
The pact signed in July 2022 in istanbulIt has already been extended twice. The current agreement expires at midnight on Monday Istanbul time (2100 GMT).
This negotiation allowed 33 million tons of grain to be exported this year from Ukrainian ports, despite the conflict.
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Source: Elcomercio
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