ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Parties to the Black Sea grain deal are approaching an agreement on extending it after two days of talks in Istanbul between Ukrainian, Russian, Turkish and UN officials, Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar said.
Russia has said that the deal would expire unless Moscow secured guarantees that its demands would be met by the deadline of May 18. Akar’s comment was released by his ministry in a statement on Friday.
(Reporting by Mert Ozkan; Writing by Daren Butler; Editing by Jonathan Spicer)
