UN confirms talks with Russia on grain deal

Negotiations between the Russian delegation and UN representatives on the extension of the grain deal will be held at a high level next week in Geneva, Deputy Representative of the UN Secretary General Farhan Haq said at a briefing, Report informs referring to foreign media.

"Next week, high-level talks will be held with the Russian delegation in Geneva," he said.

At the same time, Haq denied the suggestion that Russia had refused Guterres' trip to Moscow to negotiate a grain deal.

"This is not so," he stressed, adding that Guterres "wants and is open to meeting with representatives of the Russian authorities as opportunities arise."