WASHINGTON, June 2. /TASS/. NATO welcomes any efforts in coordination with the UN to export grain from Ukraine by land or by sea, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said during a press conference Thursday.

He also noted that cessation of hostilities in Ukraine would be the best way to unblock the grain in Ukraine.

Earlier on Thursday, Russian Permanent Representative to the UN Vasiliy Nebenzya said that Russia is ready to provide safe exit for ships loaded with grain from blocked Ukrainian ports.