A Russian delegation is negotiating a grain deal under the supervision of Ankara. Part of the agreement is exporting Ukrainian foodstuff from Black Sea ports. This entire process would take 30 days, and Turkey and the UN will implement the agreement.
Negotiating a Grain Deal
The Russian military delegation at the Istanbul grain negotiations announced a comprehensive package of measures geared to promote the sea-based export of Ukrainian foodstuffs, according to Igor Konashenkov, spokesman for the Russian Ministry of Defense; reported Sputnik News.
The official confirmed that representatives from the Russian Ministry of Defense were participating in four-party talks with their counterparts from Turkey, the UN, and a delegation from Ukraine.
Macky Sall, President of Senegal and the senior official of the African Union, warned last month that the West's sanctions on Russian foods ran the risk of jeopardizing the continent's food security and depriving it of enough access to grain and fertilizers.
The specifics of the Russian delegation grains deal made during the negotiations behind closed doors were not expanded upon by Konashenkov in Ankara.
The removal of specific "obstacles" brought about by Western sanctions on the shipment of food from Russia itself, a diplomatic source had earlier in the day told Sputnik. Moscow would then attempt to connect negotiations to that removal.
To secure safe pathways for the shipment of Ukrainian grain from Black Sea ports, many of which are now occupied by Russian forces, Turkey is prepared to act as a guarantee of the demining operation, according to a source who talked with Turkey's Haberturk TV on last Wednesday; citing TASS.
Macky Sall, the president of Senegal and the senior official of the African Union, warned last month that the West's sanctions on Russian foods ran the risk of jeopardizing the continent's food security and depriving it of enough access to grain and fertilizers.
West Blames Russia for Global Food Shortage
According to the US and its allies, Moscow is purposefully obstructing grain supplies to drive prices and seize market share, noted Daily Sabah.
Russian officials have rejected these claims as absurd, claiming that the West's client state in Ukraine was the one who put naval mines along the Black Sea's coast to make it unsafe for ships.
Together, Russia and Belarus rank among the world's top manufacturers and exporters of nitrogen fertilizers, which need a lot of energy to produce.
Oleg Kobiakov of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, several issues with food security that developing countries have already been dealing with for the past two and a half years may get worse due to the protracted Ukrainian crisis and Western restrictions on Russian food exports.
Pointing to the FAO's proposal of creating an international fund to support the export of food, fertilizers, and energy to developing nations, Kobiakov stressed that progress in this area would only be possible if UN members acted in a concerted fashion.
The Russian delegation is negotiating a grains deal in which Ankara arbiters to have food shipments supervised and running. To help ease food insecurity.
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