On Monday, Turkiye’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan tried to persuade Vladimir Putin of Russia to restore a pact that let Ukraine to export grain and other goods from three Black Sea ports despite the country’s conflict with Russia.
The accord, which was mediated by Turkey and the UN a year earlier and was deemed. Essential for the world’s food supplies, particularly in Africa, the Middle East, and Asia, was rejected by Putin in July. The main providers of wheat, barley, sunflower oil, and other products to emerging countries are Ukraine and Russia.
The day-long meetings between the two leaders took place in the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi. Where the Russian president has a house, and according to Erdogan, the grain agreement was the main topic of discussion.
Erdogan remarked in his opening statement that “the grain corridor issue looked at by everyone.”
“I am aware that you want to contest the grain transaction. On that matter, we’re willing to negotiate,” he told Erdogan.
Russia terminated the agreement, claiming that a separate agreement that promised to lift restrictions on Russian shipments of food and fertilizer had not kept. Despite shipping record volumes of wheat since last year. It said that insurance and shipping constraints had a negative impact on its agricultural commerce.
The negotiations for the global food supply have a lot on the line. The message we will provide following our meeting. According to Erdogan, “will constitute an important step for the world, especially for the underdeveloped African countries.”
Erdogan has expressed support for Putin’s stance. In July, he stated that in regards to the Black Sea agreement, Putin had “certain expectations from Western countries”. It was “crucial for these countries to take action in this regard.” ‘Concrete recommendations’ recently made to Sergey Lavrov, the foreign minister of Russia. By UN Secretary-General António Guterres in an effort to increase Russian exports to other markets and enable the continuation of the Black Sea project. Moscow, however, wasn’t happy with the letter, according to Lavrov.
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan described Turkiye’s attempts to resurrect the accord as “intense,” saying it was a “process that tries to better understand Russia’s position and requests, and to meet them.”
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