ANKARA: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan will focus on a brand new mechanism to permit Ukrainian grain exports via the Black Sea along with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin throughout his upcoming go to to Turkey, International Minister Hakan Fidan stated on Sunday.
Putin is anticipated to go to Turkey on Feb. 12 to fulfill Erdogan, a Turkish official beforehand stated, in what would be the Russian chief’s first journey to a Nato ally since Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
There are efforts to search out “new strategies” to move Ukrainian grain to the world markets, Fidan stated in an interview with personal A Haber tv.
“The earlier grain deal labored inside a sure mechanism, now it has been seen that there’s a risk of going with a special mechanism, and now there are efforts to concretise this risk,” Fidan stated, including that Erdogan will elevate this challenge in his assembly with Putin in Turkey.
Ankara has sought to steer Russia to return to the Black Sea Grain Initiative, which Moscow pulled out of in July 2023, a 12 months after it was carried out. The accord was brokered by the United Nations and Turkey to supply protected passage to exports from Ukrainian ports.
Kyiv has stated talks have been underway to revive the deal, however Moscow stated there was no prospect of reinstating it.
Fidan stated some ships had managed to move Ukrainian grain from the Black Sea, even with out the accord in place.
“We need to clarify this de-facto (scenario) with the brand new mechanism,” he stated.
Putin is anticipated to go to Turkey on Feb. 12 to fulfill Erdogan, a Turkish official beforehand stated, in what would be the Russian chief’s first journey to a Nato ally since Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
There are efforts to search out “new strategies” to move Ukrainian grain to the world markets, Fidan stated in an interview with personal A Haber tv.
“The earlier grain deal labored inside a sure mechanism, now it has been seen that there’s a risk of going with a special mechanism, and now there are efforts to concretise this risk,” Fidan stated, including that Erdogan will elevate this challenge in his assembly with Putin in Turkey.
Ankara has sought to steer Russia to return to the Black Sea Grain Initiative, which Moscow pulled out of in July 2023, a 12 months after it was carried out. The accord was brokered by the United Nations and Turkey to supply protected passage to exports from Ukrainian ports.
Kyiv has stated talks have been underway to revive the deal, however Moscow stated there was no prospect of reinstating it.
Fidan stated some ships had managed to move Ukrainian grain from the Black Sea, even with out the accord in place.
“We need to clarify this de-facto (scenario) with the brand new mechanism,” he stated.
