U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was expected to arrive Tuesday for an unannounced visit to Ukraine's capital Kyiv, hoping to shore-up the deal struck between Ukraine and Russia last year to allow for the export of grain from both countries.
With Ukraine's ports blocked and sanctions preventing the export of some Russian grains and fertilizer, global food prices soared, putting humanitarian aid efforts around the world at particular risk.Russia's blockade of Ukrainian ports was exacerbating one of the worst humanitarian crises on the planet.
According to the Joint Coordination Center in Turkey, which manages the shipping lanes and cargo inspections under the auspices of the agreement, some 23 million tons of grains have been exported since it came into effect.The deal also aimed to facilitate the export of Russian food and fertilizers, but Moscow has said those shipments have continued to be disrupted by U.S. and European sanctions.
He said the four parties to the deal — Ukraine, Russia, the U.N. and Turkey — were"working hard to remove all the remaining obstacles…. to facilitate exports of Russian food and fertilizers to global markets."
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