UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres travelled to Istanbul late Thursday, as part of the efforts to finalize a deal to secure Ukraine grain deal, according to deputy U.N. spokesperson Farhan Haq.
Haq said the U.N. wants to have an agreement that would allow Ukrainian and Russian food and fertilizer to reach global markets.
“People are still dying. It is still raging. But the hopeful news from Istanbul shows the importance of dialogue,” he added.
The Presidential Communications Directorate said that the agreement for grain corridor deal would be signed with participation of Russian, Ukrainian delegations, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and U.N. Secretary-General Guterres in Istanbul on Friday.
The United Nations and Turkish officials seek a general agreement with Russia and Ukraine in writing to resume Ukraine’s Black Sea grain exports.
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