The UN chief calls for the extension of the Ukraine- Russia food grain agreement 

 UN Secretary- General Antonio Guterres on Friday( October 28) called on all parties to make an each- out effort to extend Ukraine's grain export agreement, including Russia's food grain shipment establishment. Secretary General's spokesperson Stephen Dujarric said this. News from AFP. 

 

 The so- called Black Sea Agreement signed in July by the United Nations, Ukraine, Russia and Turkey allows the export of further than 9 million tons of Ukrainian food grains. The agreement was also made to palliate global food shortages caused by the war. Meanwhile, despite the expiry of this agreement, the trend of adding food prices is being observed and there's query in this regard. 

 Meanwhile, Moscow's statement revealing its incapability to export its own grain and fertilizer as part of the another deal has caused confusion. 

 

 Guterres' spokesperson Stephane Dujarric noted on Friday that the original agreement lasted 120days.However, the new renewal period will be fixed on November 19, If no party objects. 

 We call for all- out efforts to renew the Black Sea Grain Initiative and their full perpetration, including the swift removal of any walls to Russian grain and fertilizer exports, he said in a statement. 

 

" We do not underestimate the challenges, but we know they can overcome them," he added. 

 Governments, shipping companies, grain and fertilizer traders and growers around the world are now seeking clarity on the future, the statement added. Meanwhile, Moscow has complained that it's unfit to sell the fertilizer it produces due to Western sanctions. 

 

 Russia's ambassador to the United Nations, Vassily Nebenzia, told journalists on Thursday( October 27) that Moscow must allow Russia's exports before promising to extend the agreement. 

 He added,' I've been saying for a long time that the barriers remain the same.'