The deal was brokered by the United Nations and Turkey last July to ensure safe passage for ships carrying grain exports from Ukraine. The deal had been set to expire today.
The United Nations emphasized that the deal states it would be extended for 120 days -- even though Russia said it agreed to a 60-day extension of the deal after negotiations in Geneva
"India tried to defuse the situation around the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant. Points, we have already helped - very quietly on the grain deal," Jaishankar said according to Die Presse.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday met his counterparts on the sidelines of the 19th ASEAN-India Summit, including Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba and discussed the grain initiative and nuclear concerns amid the Russia-Ukraine war.
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Saturday said that twenty-eight ships carrying various agricultural products left Ukrainian ports in the past week and the revival of the Black Sea grain corridor is one of the most significant international results despite Russian threats.
Russia on Wednesday resumed its participation in the Black Sea grain deal, after securing guarantees from Ukraine on the non-use of the humanitarian corridor and ports designated for the export of agricultural products for military operations.
The UN-brokered Black Sea Grain Initiative was signed during a ceremony in Istanbul in July. Under the deal, ships transporting grain from three Ukrainian ports travel along an agreed corridor to markets worldwide.
Indian diplomat R Madhu Sudan said the Black Sea Grain Initiative had provided a glimmer of hope for peace in Ukraine and helped contribute to lowering the prices of wheat and other commodities.