The UN secretary general, António Guterres, and the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, have called for the deal that allows Russia and Ukraine to export foodstuffs and fertilisers through the Black Sea to global markets to be extended. The deal, known as the Black Sea grain initiative, was brokered by the UN and Turkey last year, and creates a humanitarian safe corridor through the Black Sea, which facilitates exports of foodstuffs and fertilisers from the warring countries. 
Guterres raised concern about the consequences for global food security if the deal fell through in a press conference with reporters. 'It contributed to lowering the global cost of food and has offered critical relief to people who are also paying the high price for this war, particularly in the developing world,' said Guterres
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