"The Ukrainian delegation once again stressed that the Grain Initiative should be extended for a longer period and expanded. This will give predictability and confidence to both the global and Ukrainian markets." (Reporting by Pavel Polityuk, Editing by Timothy Heritage)
pavel.polityuk.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net)) (Adds details on future talks)
KYIV, May 11 (Reuters) - The Black Sea grain export
initiative should be extended for a longer period and expanded,
Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Oleksandr Kubrakov said on
Thursday after talks finished in Turkey.
The United Nations and Turkey brokered the Black Sea export
agreement last July to help tackle a global food crisis that has
been exacerbated by Moscow's war in Ukraine.
It allows the safe export of grains and fertilisers from
three Ukrainian ports in condition of the Russian invasion.
"Negotiations in Istanbul on the functioning of the Grain
Initiative have been completed," Kubrakov said on Facebook,
without giving details of the outcome.
He said the talks would continue online.
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