![]() ![]() Russian President Vladimir Putin alleged the West had “emasculated and perverted” the deal and used it for political blackmail. The deal, which helped alleviate global food shortages and help cut food costs by about 23 percent since March 2022, suffered a setback when last Monday Russia announced it was pulling out of the agreement. Much of the 38.2 million tons of wheat, grains and corn that were exported since last year went to developing countries, particularly in Africa. Negotiated by Turkiye and the United Nations in July 2022, the Black Sea Grain Initiative (BSGI), also known as the “grain deal” allowed ships carrying agricultural and fertilizer products to leave three Ukrainian exports, traveling carefully through mapped routes to snake past Russian warships to Turkiye’s Bosporous trait. ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Monday requested European Union envoy Josep Burrell to reinstate an international agreement that permitted the safe exports of Ukrainian grains to mostly developing countries, conveying Islamabad’s concerns about possible food inflation if the deal is not reinstated. ![]()
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