The Secretary General of the United Nations, António Guterres, announced on Wednesday great progress in the face of an agreement that allows the export of Ukrainian cereal blocked by the war in the country, although more work will still be necessary at the “technical” level to formalize a pact .
According to Guterres, the negotiations took a “key step forward” in the talks held on Wednesday in Istanbul between Russia, Ukraine, Turkey and the UN itself.
Speaking to journalists in New York, the Portuguese diplomat explained that there are agreements on several aspects such as the mechanisms that will control exports and the coordination system to facilitate the departure of grain from the ports, but some issues still need to be resolved. .
