"I will not go into the details of the ongoing discussions. Three parties participate in the agreement, we act as witnesses, "TASS quoted Dujarric as saying.
According to him, the Secretary General of the world organization António Guterres is making every effort to extend the grain deal.
Earlier it was reported that the head of the Turkish Defense Ministry Hulusi Akar is negotiating with the Russian and Ukrainian sides on the extension of the grain deal for 120 days instead of 60.
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Vershinin said that Russia decided to extend the grain deal only for 60 days due to the lack of progress on the supply of Russian food and fertilizers.