Washington and London are in favor of an immediate extension of the grain deal, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said. Blinken: There has been a "reduction in the flow of food to world markets and people in Africa, the Middle East and around the world" Earlier, the official representative of the President of Turkey, Ibrahim Kalin, said that there are chances for the extension.

The grain deal expires on May 18, and all necessary efforts are being made for this, Kalin said.