Mevlut Cavusoglu, the Turkish Foreign Minister, confirmed that his country is doing its best to extend the grain shipment agreement through the Black Sea, which expires on May 18. Yesterday evening, Cavusoglu, whose country is a guarantor of the agreement to ship Ukrainian grain across the Black Sea alongside the United Nations, said: "We are working to meet Russia’s demands, and if we can do that and we think we can, then the agreement will be extended again. We need to extend it, otherwise there will be a crisis.". Davutoğlu praised Turkey’s mediation between Russia and Ukraine, noting that this role is admired and respected by many countries around the world. It is noteworthy that, on March 18, the Russian Foreign Ministry announced the extension of the Grain Corridor Agreement across the Black Sea for 60 days (until May 18), and indicated that it had informed all parties concerned of extending the agreement through special notes, not just orally. Earlier in the day, Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, made a proposal to allow for an extension of the agreement on Ukraine’s grain exports, after a meeting with Sergey Lavrov, the Russian Foreign Minister. The office of the United Nations Secretary-General said: Guterres was informed of Russia’s concern about the impact of the application of the agreement on its exports of foodstuffs and fertilizers, and submitted a detailed report on the progress made in this regard, adding that the United Nations will continue its work to solve the remaining problems. On July 22, 2022, Turkish Istanbul witnessed the signing of the Safe Shipping Initiative agreement for grain and foodstuffs from Ukrainian ports between Russia and Ukraine, mediated by Turkey and the United Nations.
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