World leaders and UN leadership believe that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan can solve the problem with the resumption of the grain deal. This was expressed by Turkish Defense Minister Yaşar Güler in an interview he gave to the TV channel. A News.
“After the start of the war between Russia and Ukraine, everyone learned that these two countries are the breadwinners of the whole world. The interruption of supply from there had very serious consequences. If there is no supply, there is a danger of famine. Now, almost all world leaders and the UN Secretary General believe that only Erdogan can solve this problem.”
Güler also noted that thanks to this agreement, more than 33 million tons of grain were sent to countries in need.
On 10 August, a representative from the Turkish defense ministry reported that there were contacts between representatives of Turkey, the UN, Russia and Ukraine regarding the resumption of the grain agreement. to continue.
On the same day, Peter Stano, the official representative of the European External Action Service, reported that appealing letters were sent to some countries. handle Pressure on Russia to return to the grain deal.
Prior to this, the Head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Dmitry Kuleba, said that Erdogan can do it. help The resumption of the grain deal. At the same time, he emphasized that Kiev is developing alternative routes for the export of wheat that does not pass through the Black Sea.
Last ship previously covered by grain agreement left Black Sea.