The "grain" initiative" will be extended for 4 months, the Minister of Infrastructure of Ukraine Oleksandr Kubrakov wrote on his Facebook page On November 17.
"The initiative for the safe transportation of agricultural products by the Black Sea has been extended for another 120 days. This decision was just taken in Istanbul. The United Nations and Turkey remained the guarantors of the initiative", – he informed.
He added that Ukraine had officially appealed to the partners with a proposal to extend operation of the initiative for at least 1 year and to include the port of Mykolaiv to it.
"We are waiting for their reply", – the minister said.
