Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu says the cargo of Russian grain, ammonia and fertilisers is essential in mitigating a attainable world meals disaster, after assembly Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov in Ankara.
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Ankara and Moscow have referred to as for the lifting of the obstacles to Russian fertiliser and grain exports, stressing the necessity to avert a attainable meals disaster worldwide.
“The grain corridor is proof that dialogue and negotiation are working. We attach importance to the continuation of the agreement. This is also important in terms of reducing the world food crisis,” Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu declared on Friday at a joint news convention together with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov within the Turkish capital, Ankara.
“We agree that the barriers to Russian grain and exports should also be removed. We support efforts to remove these barriers,” he added.
Cavusoglu stated you will need to make sure the cargo of Russian ammonia and fertilisers, as effectively.
He added that greater than 27 million tonnes of grain have been carried by 866 ships by way of the Black Sea grain hall deal, which Türkiye helped dealer final yr in a bid to avert a possible meals disaster amid the Russia-Ukraine battle.
On July 22, Türkiye, the UN, Russia, and Ukraine signed an settlement in Istanbul to renew grain exports from three Ukrainian Black Sea ports, which had been paused in February 2022 as a result of battle.
“The war, which has been going on for more than a year, continues to harm the whole world. We once again emphasised our expectation that the war will end on the basis of international law and through negotiations. We are trying to solve the problem by negotiating with both parties,” Cavusoglu harassed.
For his half, Lavrov referred to as for the lifting of obstacles to Russian exports.
“If there is no further progress in removing barriers to the export of Russian fertilisers and grain, we will think about whether this deal is necessary,” Lavrov stated.
Türkiye has been praised worldwide for its position as mediator between Ukraine and Russia. It has repeatedly urged Kiev and Moscow to finish the struggle, which has stretched to over a yr, by negotiations.
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Turkish FM Mevlut Cavusoglu meets Russian FM Sergey Lavrov in Ankara:
– Ukraine is centre of our talks, struggle ought to come to finish by dialogue & negotiation
– Discussed grain hall, Istanbul grain deal confirmed us diplomacy can yield outcomes pic.twitter.com/ZsNcz8gfsS— TRT World (@trtworld) April 7, 2023
Quadrilateral assembly on Syria
Cavusoglu stated he had additionally mentioned with Lavrov an upcoming quadrilateral overseas ministers’ assembly together with Iran and Syria.
On the latest prelude assembly in Moscow of the nations’ deputy overseas ministers, Cavusoglu stated every nation had brazenly expressed its stance and views.
“We want this process to continue in a transparent manner. The dialogue needs to continue, and it would be beneficial to continue consultations (in an) intensified (way),” he added.
Last December, defence ministers and intelligence chiefs of Türkiye, Russia, and the Syrian regime met in Moscow and agreed to proceed tripartite conferences to make sure stability in Syria and the broader area.
Iran was additionally included within the talks, with Türkiye beforehand saying that Ankara could be “pleased if Iran is involved in this process.”
Although no date or location has but been introduced, the overseas ministers’ assembly would proceed restarting high-level talks between Türkiye and its neighbour Syria since that nation’s civil struggle started in 2011.
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Source: AA
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