THE Russia said today that it has not made a final decision on whether to extend its deal Black Sea for cereals which is due to expire on July 17, while the United Nations they pledged to make every effort to extend it.

His representative Kremlin Dmitry Peskov told reporters that no official decision has yet been announced on whether to extend the agreement, which allows for the safe export of grain from Ukraine.

“We haven’t officially announced the decision yet, we will announce it at the right time,” Peskov said.

Russia has repeatedly expressed pessimism about the prospects of renewing the deal beyond July 17 because of obstacles to its own grain and fertilizer exports. But Peskov said there is still time for the West to satisfy those parts of the deal involving Russia.

“There is still time to satisfy this part of the agreements concerning our country. So far, this part has not been satisfied and, therefore, at this time unfortunately there is no concrete basis for the extension of this agreement,” he said.

The United Nations is making “every effort” to secure an extension of the grain deal and memorandum of understanding to facilitate access to world markets for Russian fertilizers and other products, the UN’s most senior trade official Rebecca said today. Greenspan.

“We need to continue to lower prices and have stable food and fertilizer markets in the world,” Greenspan told reporters in Geneva. “The United Nations is committed to making every effort to continue the agreements.”

She said she might visit Russia before the Black Sea grain deal expires.

“We will think about going to Moscow in the remaining days but that has not been confirmed yet,” he told reporters in Geneva.