EU High Representative for Foreign Policy Josep Borrell noted that “The Istanbul agreement on the extraction of Ukrainian grain is a step in the right direction, and we call for its early implementation.”

Earlier, the Russian and Ukrainian delegations signed a special agreement on the extraction of grain from Ukraine under the auspices of the UN and the Turkish authorities in the capital Istanbul.

The Russian delegation was headed by Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, while the Alakorian delegation was headed by Infrastructure Minister Vladislav Krikli. The two delegations signed the agreement separately with Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar.

The agreement provided for its validity for 120 days with the possibility of extension, as well as the inspection of ships entering Ukraine for the absence of weapons on them, and also provided for the full return of ship traffic in Ukrainian ports within two weeks, and facilitating supplies to the markets of agricultural products and Russian fertilizers. Globalism.