This is stated on the website of the Russian Foreign Ministry.

During the conversation, as noted, Lavrov once again stressed the need to implement the Russian part of the "Black Sea Initiative".

Earlier, the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, said that the agency is working daily to implement agreements on the grain deal.

On March 14, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Vershinin said that Russia had decided to extend the grain deal only for 60 days due to the lack of progress on the supply of Russian food and fertilizers.