UN confirms extension of Black Sea grain deal

Contributed by NAMPA / Xinhua.

UNITED NATIONS, March 18 (Xinhua) -- A United Nations spokesperson confirmed on Saturday the extension of a deal allowing exports of grain, related foodstuffs and fertilizers from designated Ukrainian seaports.
"The Black Sea Grain Initiative, signed in Istanbul on 22 July 2022, has been extended," Stephane Dujarric, spokesman for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, said in a statement.
On July 22, 2022, Russia and Ukraine separately signed a document in Istanbul with Türkiye and the United ...