UN chief makes surprise visit to Moldova after trip to Odessa

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres arrived in Moldova on
Friday night on a surprise visit, having travelled by car from
Odessa, the Moldovan president’s press office said, Trend reports citing
TASS.

“The stopover in Chisinau, which had not initially been planned
in the itinerary announced by the United Nations, took place after
Guterres had visited Odessa on Friday to see firsthand how the
agreement on Ukrainian grain exports is being implemented,” the
press office said in a statement.

Guterres is expected to hold a meeting with Moldovan President
Maia Sandu on Saturday before flying to Istanbul, where he will
wrap up his European tour by visiting the Joint Coordination
Center, which oversees the implementation of the deal on Ukrainian
grain exports.