Ukraine and Russia had shown they could talk, but 'for peace we still have a long way to go,' Guterres told reporters in New York. 'Today is an important and substantive step, a step on the way to a comprehensive agreement'. UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said a 'critical step forward' had been made toward reviving Ukrainian grain exports but cautioned that 'more technical work will now be needed to materialize today's progress'. Turkey would also set up a coordination centre with Ukraine, Russia and the United Nations for grain exports, he said. In a statement, Turkey's Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said an agreement would be signed next week when all parties meet again, adding the parties had agreed on joint controls for checking grains at harbors. Talks between Russia, Ukraine, Turkey and UN officials on resuming Black Sea exports of Ukraine grain resulted in an agreement to form a coordination center in order to ensure the safety of routes, the Turkish defense minister said on Wednesday. (Cover: A view shows the embassy of Donetsk in Moscow, Russia, July 12, 2022. expressed the will to develop the state-to-state relations with those countries in the idea of independence, peace and friendship,' KCNA said. The move makes the DPRK the third country after Russia and Syria to recognize the two breakaway entities.ĭPRK's official media outlet KCNA confirmed on Thursday the country's Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui sent letters to her counterparts in both territories on Wednesday, recognizing their independence.

In a statement, the Ukrainian office denounced the DPRK's decision as an attempt by Pyongyang to undermine the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine, and severed ties with the DPRK in response.

The Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Wednesday that it has severed diplomatic relations with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) in response to its decision to recognize the independence of territories in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions of Ukraine.

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