Ukraine, Russia sign UN deal to export grain on Black Sea

ISTANBUL, 23 July 2022, (TON): Russia and Ukraine signed separate agreements Friday with Turkey and the United Nations clearing the way for exporting millions of tons of desperately needed Ukrainian grain as well as Russian grain and fertilizer.

This came to end a wartime standoff that had threatened food security around the globe.

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and Ukrainian Infrastructure Minister Oleksandr Kubrakov signed separate deals with UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres and Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar. The ceremony was witnessed by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Guterres said “today, there is a beacon on the Black Sea.”

“A beacon of hope, a beacon of possibility, a beacon of relief in a world that needs it more than ever.”

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