After meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Moscow, along with Ankara and Doha, is ready to supply grain to the poorest countries. This has been reported TASS.
According to him, the Russian side is ready to return to the Black Sea initiative and supply grain to the poorest countries, along with Turkey and Qatar, in addition to co-promoting initiatives, as Erdogan insists.
Putin also added that Moscow will start distributing free grain to African countries in the next two to three weeks. According to him, negotiations on this issue are currently ongoing.
Before that, Putin declarationIt was stated that if all conditions are met, Russia could return to the grain agreement in a few days.
Russian and Turkish leaders Vladimir Putin and Recep Tayyip Erdogan met in Sochi on 4 September. At the meeting of the presidents, Ukraine and the prospects for the resumption of the grain agreement were discussed. According to Putin, Moscow is ready to return to the food initiative debate, and the Russian President has expressed hope for an early agreement on the gas hub.
Last ship previously covered by grain agreement left Black Sea.