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Reuters
Reuters
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By Tom Balmforth

Ukraine grain deal unlikely to include new ports in near term - UN aid chief

Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths speaks during an interview with Reuters, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine December 15, 2022. REUTERS/Yurii Kovalenko

United Nations aid chief Martin Griffiths said on Thursday it was unlikely the Black Sea grain deal would be expanded in the near term to include more Ukrainian ports or reduce inspection times.

Kyiv has called for an expansion of the deal with Moscow which was mediated by the United Nations and Turkey and allows Ukraine, a major global grain exporter, to ship food products from three of its Black Sea ports despite Russia's invasion.

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