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Russia and Ukraine 'Black Sea grain corridor' deal to be extended - Erdogan

An excavator loads grain into a cargo ship at a grain port in Izmail, Ukraine, Wednesday, 26 April, 2023. © AP - Andrew Kravchenko

A deal allowing Ukraine to export crops from key ports via the Black Sea is to be extended, according to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres welcomed the Turkish-brokered agreement to extend a pact to allow shipments of grain from Ukraine to the global market for another two months.

Quoted by the official Anadolu News Agency, Erdogan said: "The Black Sea grain corridor agreement has been extended for two more months."

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