Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke on Tuesday about the progress in the negotiations for the export of cereals from Ukraine through the Black Sea and thanked his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, for his “mediation” in this file, during a meeting in Tehran.
“I would like to thank you for your mediation efforts, for having offered Turkey as a negotiating ground on the problems of food production, the problems of grain exports through the Black Sea,” Vladimir Putin said, according to remarks transcribed in a release. of the Kremlin.
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The two leaders are in Tehran to discuss the conflict in Syria but also the war in Ukraine with their Iranian counterpart, Ebrahim Raisi. Vladimir Putin and Recep Tayyip Erdogan will discuss the mechanisms to allow the export of cereals through safe maritime corridors from Ukraine, blocked by the Russian military offensive in this country, at the risk of causing a world food crisis.
The Russian Defense Ministry said on Friday that a “final document” to allow the export of grain from Ukraine would be ready shortly. During his Tuesday meeting with Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Vladimir Putin also raised “the many questions” about the resolution of the conflict in Syria, as well as “the other important question” of the resolution of the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh. “We have a very full agenda, and I am very happy to see you,” Vladimir Putin added to the Turkish president’s speech.
Source: BFM TV
