“We are forced to state that the “package” of agreements proposed by António Guterres and signed in Istanbul on July 22, 2022 does not work.
The main problem is the sabotage by Western countries of the implementation of the Russia-UN Memorandum,” the ministry said.
Americans and Europeans do not care about the needs of countries in need, nor about the efforts of the UN, which they are stubbornly trying to turn into "an obedient tool for serving their political goals," Moscow noted.
The Foreign Ministry recalled that 8 months after the conclusion of the Istanbul agreements, only one part of the “package” is being implemented - for the export of Ukrainian food.
Thus, since August 1, over 23 million tons of products have been transported to high-income countries (47%), primarily the EU, and above average (34%), while the share of deliveries to countries in need has been steadily declining and is already 2.6%. the ministry noted.
Earlier it was reported that Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu discussed a grain deal and bilateral cooperation.
Cavusoglu noted that the country is making efforts to extend the grain deal expiring in March.
At the same time, Lavrov noted that the West shamelessly buries the UN humanitarian initiative.