Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Russian President Vladimir Putin will talk about a brand new mechanism for the export of Ukrainian grain by the Black Sea once they meet in Türkiye.
Supply: The Minister of International Affairs of Turkey Hakan Fidan in an interview with the channel A Haber TV on Sunday, reported by Reuters
Particulars: Putin is scheduled to go to Turkey on February 12. This would be the Russian president's first journey to a NATO member state since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Fidan mentioned efforts had been underway to search out “new strategies” of transporting Ukrainian grain to world markets.
“The grain settlement beforehand labored in a sure mechanism. Now it has been seen that there’s a risk to go together with a special mechanism, and now there are efforts to make this risk a actuality,” mentioned the Minister of International Affairs Turkish, and added that Erdogan will rise. the problem throughout his assembly with Putin.
Fidan famous that some ships had been capable of transport Ukrainian grain from the Black Sea even with out an settlement with Russia.
“We wish to make this de facto [situation] clear with the brand new mechanism,” he mentioned.
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On January 29, the Kremlin mentioned that Putin would go to Turkey in February.
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On January 31, Reuters reported, citing a Turkish official, that Putin may go to Turkey on February 12.
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Russia unilaterally withdrew from the Black Sea Grain Initiative in July 2023 and has repeatedly attacked Ukraine's grain port infrastructure since then. The grain settlement was negotiated by the United Nations and Türkiye to make sure secure passage for exports from Ukrainian ports.
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Ukraine was capable of reopen the ports of Better Odesa with out the involvement of third events, which grew to become potential as a consequence of navy components, particularly the assault on a Russian touchdown ship in August. [The three ports of Greater Odesa are Odesa, Chornomorsk and Pivdenny (Southern) – ed.]
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In December, greater than 7 million tons of cargo had been exported from the ports of Pivdennyi, Odesa and Chornomorsk since August 8, of which nearly 5 million tons are agricultural merchandise from Ukrainian farmers.
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