“I would like to express gratitude to the United Nations, Secretary General Mr. (Antonio. -

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) Guterres, President of Russia Mr. Putin and President of Ukraine Mr. (Vladimir. -

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) Zelensky for their will to extend the agreement and congratulate everyone who has contributed ”, Erdogan wrote on Twitter.

Earlier, Erdogan announced the extension of the grain deal for 120 days.

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Pankin said that Moscow had given signals that it was not going to "cut" the grain deal.