A international meals disaster was prevented due to the Black Sea grain deal, the Turkish overseas minister stated on Saturday, as he listed the successes of Ankara’s “entrepreneurial, humanitarian, and effective” overseas coverage throughout the Russia-Ukraine battle.
“We implemented the Istanbul grain deal with the UN. We prevented global food crisis,” Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu tweeted.
Türkiye, the UN, Russia, and Ukraine signed a deal in Istanbul final July to renew grain exports from three Ukrainian Black Sea ports, which had been paused after the Russia-Ukraine battle started in February 2022, exacerbating international meals insecurity.
Çavuşoğlu stated the Russian and Ukrainian overseas ministers got here collectively for the primary time because the battle broke out on the sidelines of Antalya Diplomacy Forum on March 10, 2022.
Türkiye additionally helped in prisoner change between Moscow and Kyiv, and facilitated contacts between the Russian State Atomic Energy Agency (ROSATOM) and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), he added.
“We have been implementing the Montreux Convention,” which regulates maritime site visitors via the Turkish Straits, he added.
Türkiye has received widespread reward for its push to finish the battle, which began final yr in February.
Source: www.anews.com.tr
