On October 9, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Vershinin, together with representatives of interested Russian departments and companies, held a regular round of consultations in Moscow with the UN delegation with the participation of Secretary General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) R. Greenspan and the UN Deputy Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs, Emergency Relief Coordinator M. Griffiths, who connected via video link.
During the meeting, a detailed discussion was held on the Istanbul Agreements concluded on July 22, 2022, with an emphasis on ensuring the implementation of the Russia-UN Memorandum on the normalization of Russian agricultural exports in force until 2025. A detailed exchange of views took place on the tasks of establishing unhindered access of Russian fertilizers and cereals to world markets in the interests of global food security and support for countries in need, as well as on removing obstacles that have arisen due to the introduction of illegal unilateral sanctions against Russia.
