Top diplomats of Pakistan and Ukraine call for Black Sea grain initiative to be restored after Russia withdrew from the deal and warned it could target ships sailing to Ukrainian sea ports
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba speaks as his Pakistan's counterpart Bilawal Bhutto Zardari watches during a joint press conference in Islamabad on July 20, 2023. / Photo: AFP
Kuleba, who is on the first ministerial visit to Islamabad from Kiev since the establishment of diplomatic ties in 1993, said Russia had undermined world food security. "It is not only in our interest but in the world's interest that this grain initiative is restored," Zardari said. Both the envoys said they discussed economic cooperation, with a focus on specific arrangements regarding food security.The Black Sea grain deal brokered by Türkiye and UN expired on Monday after Russia quit, despite a UN offer to President Vladimir Putin to re-establish access for a Russian bank to the SWIFT international payment system in return for an extension.
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