International
UN Secretary-General welcomes extension of Black Sea grain deal
May 18, 2023 | 03:00 PM
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday welcomed the extension of the Black Sea grain deal for a period of two months."The continuation was "good news for the world," Guterres said in a statement, adding that these agreements matter for global food security.Guterres also stressed the need for a more comprehensive, longer-term agreement.On Wednesday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced the extension of the agreement to export Ukrainian grain through the Black Sea ports for two more months, one day before the end of the last extension of the deal, which Russia threatened to pull out of.
May 18, 2023 | 03:00 PM