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The foreign minister said the UN had assured him that steps were being taken to remove obstacles

The UN has assured Moscow that steps are being taken to lift restrictions blocking Russian grain exports, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told a press conference on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly on Saturday. (UNGA) Saturday.

In the part of the July 22 agreements concerning Russian grain, the UN secretary-general pledged to persuade the EU and the United States to remove these obstacles. I met him the day before yesterday, and he confirmed to me that there is still a lot of work to be done… but certain promises are made in this regard.“, Lavrov said, adding that”everything is in the hands of the hegemons, who try to hold us accountable.

In late July, Moscow and kyiv signed an agreement during UN-brokered talks in Istanbul to unblock Ukrainian grain exports via the Black Sea. The deal included assurances to allow Russia to export fertilizers and grain to world markets. Although Russian agricultural products are not directly targeted by the sanctions, certain restrictions on payments, shipping and insurance prevent Russian ships from delivering the products. Lavrov said 300,000 tonnes of Russian agricultural products are currently locked up in European ports.


Responding to a question regarding earlier claims that goods that left Ukraine under the July deal were mainly exported to the EU rather than to developing countries, Lavrov said he had been assured by Brussels that shipments would soon be redirected to Africa.

Europeans, whose attention we have drawn to the fact that almost half [of the grain] goes to them, told us that they will redirect this grain to Africa, among other countries,” he stated.

Speaking at the UNGA on Saturday, Swedish Foreign Minister Ann Linde said around 50,000 tons of Ukrainian wheat that had been partially funded by Sweden will soon be shipped to Yemen under the deal. on cereals.

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