China hopes that the grain deal will continue to be carried out in a “balanced, comprehensive and efficient manner,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said at a briefing.
“We are ready to strengthen cooperation with all parties in this area, contribute to the formation of a greater international consensus, and make a positive contribution to ensuring world food security,” the diplomat stressed.
The deal expires July 17th.
Earlier, US national security adviser Jake Sullivan said that Washington is ready for any developments with the “grain deal” and is interacting with Ukraine on this issue. According to him, if Moscow does not renew the deal, then the “rest of the world” will look at it and say that Russia has “turned away” from providing the countries of the global South, Africa, Latin America and Asia with the necessary food at affordable prices. In Sullivan’s view, Russia will face “huge diplomatic costs” in the future.
Moscow, however, believes that the grain agreement, which is designed to serve humanitarian purposes, “has long degenerated into a commercial project”, the main volumes of Ukrainian grain go to the EU states, and the “needy countries” get the bare minimum.
Source: Rosbalt
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