By ISTANBUL. Nov 17 (Interfax-Ukraine) – The UN-brokered grain deal involving Russia, Ukraine and Turkey has been extended for 120 days, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said.
"I would like to thank United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, President [Vladimir] Putin of Russia, and President [Volodymyr] Zelensky of Ukraine, for their willingness to prolong the agreement, and I would also like to congratulate all those who contributed," he said.
"The significance and benefits of this agreement for the food supply and security of the world have become evident," the Turkish president said.
The UN, Russia, Turkey, and Ukraine signed documents in Istanbul on July 22 of this year on opening a corridor to export grain from three ports in Ukrainian territory – Chornomorsk, Odesa and Pivdenny.
