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Reuters
Reuters
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By Tuvan Gumrukcu

U.N. expects Ukraine-Russia grain deal to be implemented in a few weeks -officials

Officials, including Russia's Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu and U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, attend a meeting in Istanbul, Turkey July 22, 2022. Russian Defence Ministry/Handout via REUTERS

The United Nations expects a deal to resume Ukrainian grain exports through the Black Sea to be fully operational in a few weeks and restore shipments to pre-war levels of 5 million tonnes a month, two senior U.N. officials said on Friday.

Ukraine, Russia, Turkey and the United Nations signed the deal in Istanbul in what Turkey has said will mark the first step toward easing an international food crisis exacerbated by Moscow's invasion of its neighbour.

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