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A general view shows the grain terminal of the port of Odesa, Ukraine, April 10, 2023. /CFP
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday spoke with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres about Russia's recent statements regarding renewal of the Black Sea Grain Initiative (BSGI) by the July 17 deadline.
"We agreed on the importance of the BSGI to global food security and on the adverse impact its suspension would have on developing countries," Blinken said after his phone call with Guterres.
Senior Russian officials said last week that the grain deal could not be extended under current circumstances but that Moscow was working to ensure that poorer countries would not suffer food shortages when it ends.
The initiative, initially in effect for 120 days, was extended in mid-November 2022 for another 120 days till March 18, 2023. At that point, Russia only agreed to extend the deal for 60 days, till May 18, 2023. On May 17, Russia agreed to extend the deal for another 60 days.
(With input from agencies)
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