Türkiye‘s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and his Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Kuleba on Saturday spoke over the cellphone and mentioned steps that may be taken for the revival of the Black Sea Grain Initiative, in keeping with Turkish diplomatic sources.
On July 17, Russia suspended its participation within the Black Sea grain deal, saying the Russian a part of the settlement was not carried out. It sought the loosening of banking restrictions and the flexibility to ship its fertilizer earlier than returning to the settlement.
The settlement, signed in July 2022 in Istanbul by Türkiye, the UN, Russia, and Ukraine, was geared toward resuming grain exports from Ukrainian ports halted because of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, which started in February 2022.
Türkiye has mentioned that Western international locations ought to attempt to handle Russia’s complaints and that it hopes Russia returns to the deal.
Source: www.anews.com.tr
