Ankara wants to extend the grain deal for at least six more months. Öztürk Yılmaz, Chairman of the Innovation Party, made the statement of the Deputy of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey Öztürk Yılmaz. Wrote agency TASS.
“Turkey, of course, wants to extend the grain agreement because agricultural products are needed in many parts of the world right now. Turkey wants to extend the period for at least six more months,” he said.
Agreement on the creation of a corridor for the export of agricultural products from Ukraine via the Black Sea in Istanbul on July 22 signed Representatives of Russia, Turkey, Ukraine and the UN for 120 days. According to the document, ships carrying grain are inspected during transport to prevent weapons smuggling and to eliminate provocations.
October 29, after the Ukrainian attack on the ships of the Russian Federation Black Sea Fleet in the Sevastopol Bay, Russia announced on the termination of its participation in the grain agreement “for an indefinite period”. November 2 Russian President Vladimir Putin declarationThat Moscow reserves the right to withdraw from the grain agreement in case of violation of its terms by Kiev. Then the Ukrainian side assured that it would not use the grain corridor for military purposes.
In the second half of February, the agency RIA Novosti, citing a source WroteTurkey and Russia may discuss a grain deal at the highest level in the near future. At that time there was no specific date for the negotiations.