United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is “deeply involved” concerning the Ukraine Black Sea grain deal and has delayed his travel to Algiers for the Arab League Summit by a day to focus on the difficulty, a UN spokesperson mentioned on Sunday.
“The Secretary-General continues to interact in intense contacts aiming on the finish of the Russian suspension of its participation,” UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric mentioned in a press release.
“The identical engagement additionally goals on the renewal and full implementation of the initiative to facilitate exports of meals and fertilizer from Ukraine, in addition to eradicating the remaining obstacles to the exports of Russian meals and fertilizer,” he mentioned.
Russia suspended participation in a UN-brokered Black Sea grain deal after what it mentioned was a significant Ukrainian drone assault on its fleet in Crimea, dealing a blow to makes an attempt to ease the worldwide meals disaster.