Stéphane Dujarric, a spokesman for the UN Secretary-General, said the UN looks forward to continued negotiations to reach a settlement to the conflict in Ukraine.
“We are concerned about the increased fighting that we are seeing,” Dujarric said.
“We very much hope that the negotiations will continue and we will come to an agreement, despite what is happening today,” he added.
He stressed that the UN wants to conclude a comprehensive agreement to ensure the export of Ukrainian grain through the Black Sea, and the export of Russian grain and fertilizer as soon as possible.
Dujarric noted that negotiations on such an agreement are ongoing.
Source: RIA Novosti