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President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has confirmed the information about the extension of the agreement. Hence, the operation of the 'grain corridor' has been extended for 60 days.
He added that russia had promised not to obstruct the entry of Turkish ships into the ports of Mykolaiv and Olvia.
"We will continue our efforts to ensure that the agreement will continue in the future by fulfilling all its conditions," Erdoğan commented.
russia has agreed to extend the Grain Agreement.
This is reported by Bloomberg, referring to Turkish officials.
The publication expects the official announcement regarding the extension of the agreement to be made today. On the other hand, the Deputy Minister of Communities, Territories, and Infrastructure Development of Ukraine, Yuriy Vaskov, has not yet confirmed the continuation of the initiative.