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United Nations (UN) and Russian officials held talks on Friday over the Black Sea agreements on exporting grain and fertilizers, eight days before one of the deals is set to expire.
UN humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths and Rebeca Grynspan, head of UN trade and development agency UNCTAD, met a high-level delegation from Moscow, led by Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Vershinin.
The meeting, which was held behind closed doors at the UN Palais des Nations headquarters in Geneva, came eight days before the deal brokered by the UN and Türkiye in July is due to be renewed.
In a statement following talks, the UN said the participants discussed the July deal and held constructive talks on its continuation. "Participants also remain engaged in the implementation of the Black Sea Grain Initiative and held constructive discussions on its continuation."
The talks included updates on progress in facilitating the unimpeded export of food and fertilizers from Russia to global markets, according to the statement.
"The UN remains committed to address the global fertilizer market crunch where farmers, especially smallholder farmers from the developing world, are priced out of production due to high input costs," the UN said.
"The world cannot afford to let global fertilizer accessibility problems become a global food shortage, therefore the UN calls on all actors to expedite the removal of any remaining impediments to the export and transportation of fertilizers to countries most in need."
(With input from agencies)
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