Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said Ankara is interested in turning Russian grain into flour for later shipment to African countries. TRT News.
After talks with Turkish President Katalina Novak, who is on an official visit to Turkey, Erdogan said that 44 percent of the grain from the Black Sea grain corridor goes to Europe and that Russian President Vladimir Putin “has objected to this”.
The Turkish leader emphasized that he proposed to the President of Russia that Russian grain be processed into flour and sent to the least developed countries.
Erdogan before declarationHe said he agreed with the Russian Federation’s proposal to focus on food supply to African countries through the grain corridor in the Black Sea.
On July 22, 2022, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine and the UN signed an agreement in Istanbul on the creation of a corridor for the export of agricultural products from Ukraine via the Black Sea. 18 March 2023 Spokesperson of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Maria Zakharova statedRussia agreed to extend the grain agreement for only 60 days.