UN calls for all obstacles to renew grain deal to be lifted

UN deputy secretary-general Rosemary DiCarlo has said that the organisation is calling for all obstacles to the extension of the grain deal to be lifted.

She made the statement while speaking at the UN Security Council meeting, Reuters reports.

She said food exports through maritime humanitarian corridors had declined.

"The UN is fully committed to supporting the implementation of the memorandum of understanding on exports of Russian food and fertilizers," DiCarlo stressed.