Istanbul-based Joint Coordination Center for grain deal implementation to be dissolved - Russian Foreign Ministry

MOSCOW. July 17 (Interfax) - The termination of the Black Sea grain deal involves revoking navigation safety guarantees, phasing out the maritime humanitarian corridor, and closing the Joint Coordination Center in Istanbul, the Russian Foreign Ministry said.

"In line with Clause H of the agreement, the Russian side objects to its further extension, which the Turkish and the Ukrainian sides were officially informed about and the UN Secretariat notified today," it said.

"This means revoking navigation safety guarantees, phasing out the maritime humanitarian corridor, reinstating temporarily dangerous area status in the northwestern part of the Black Sea, and dissolving the JCC in Istanbul," it said.

"Without Russia's participation, the Black Sea Initiative ceases to function starting July 18," it said.