Turkey and Ukraine say the agreement with Russia to allow grain exports from Ukrainian ports through a safe corridor in the Black Sea has been extended.
The U.N.-chartered vessel MV Valsamitis is loaded to deliver 25,000 tons of Ukrainian wheat to Kenya and 5,000 tons to Ethiopia. It is pictured at the Black Sea port of Chornomorsk in February.Oleksandr Gimanov/AFP via Getty Images
The U.N.-chartered vessel MV Valsamitis is loaded to deliver 25,000 tons of Ukrainian wheat to Kenya and 5,000 tons to Ethiopia. It is pictured at the Black Sea port of Chornomorsk in February.to allow grain exportsThe duration of the extension remained uncertain on Saturday, but it will be at least 60 days.
The agreement was brokered by the United Nations and Turkey last July in an effort to combat a global food crisis. It was extended in November for 120 days and set to expire Saturday.As the expiration date loomed, Russia made clear that it was only ready to extend the deal until May 18. Turkey's foreign minister, Mevlut Cavusoglu, said his country would make efforts to extend the deal beyond two months.
The deal allows Ukraine, one of the world's most important suppliers of grain, to ship grain, related foodstuffs and fertilizer from three Black Sea ports through a maritime humanitarian corridor.
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