Envoy: Russia working on alternatives to grain deal

Russian Ambassador to Türkiye Alexei Yerkhov has said that Russia is working with its partners on alternatives to the grain deal to deliver agricultural products to the countries in need.

The Black Sea grain initiative is not a panacea for meeting the food needs of other countries, the IHA agency quotes Yerkhov as saying.

"The Black Sea initiative is by no means a panacea <...>, there are alternatives," the diplomat noted.

According to him, alternative options are being "actively worked out" in contact with partners.

The ambassador drew attention to the fact that Russia makes an enormous contribution to global food security, recalling that after the fulfilment of the Russian Federation's requirements, it would be possible to talk about the resumption of the Black Sea initiative.