Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu discussed the implementation of the grain agreement with UN Secretary General António Guterres. DEA News Based on the statement made by the Ministry;
“In his phone call with the UN Secretary-General, our Minister discussed, among other issues, a grain agreement,” the statement said.
Former Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declarationHe discussed with his Russian colleague Vladimir Putin the issue of turning Russian grain into flour in Turkey and delivering it to countries in need. He told this to reporters.
Putin said that despite all the restrictions and restrictions, about 12 million tons of grain were sent from the Russian Federation to Africa.
He pointed out that from August 1, 2022 to September 20, 2023, 827 ships left Ukraine and only 3 million tons of grain were sent to Africa, and 1.3 million tons of grain to the poorest African countries.
Putin emphasized that despite all the restrictions and restrictions imposed on Russia’s grain exports in the same period, approximately 12 million tons of grain were sent from Russia to Africa.
During the meeting, the Russian President also said that if the grain agreement in May is not extended, the Russian Federation is ready to supply free grain to African countries.