Turkish and American Foreign Ministers Discuss Resumption of Grain Deal

Introduction

Today, Saturday, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan discussed with his American counterpart Anthony Blinken the resumption of the “grain deal”, NATO expansion and security in the Black Sea, among other issues.

Telephone Conversation Highlights

“At Blinken’s request, a telephone conversation took place during which the two ministers discussed developments in the Caucasus region, the normalization of relations between Azerbaijan and Armenia, the resumption of the Black Sea initiative, the security of the Black Sea, NATO expansion,” the Novosti agency reported, citing a source in the Foreign Ministry. Turkey.

Stalled Grain Deal

The grain deal stalled on July 18 as Russia notified Turkey, Ukraine and the UN that it did not intend to renew it.

Russian President’s Remarks

Russian President Vladimir Putin has previously pointed out that Western countries have failed to deliver on their promises and fulfill their obligations under the agreement, despite UN efforts.

Putin has repeatedly pointed out that the main purpose of the deal was to supply grain to countries in need, including African countries, but this was not achieved, since most of the Ukrainian grain was actually intended for Western countries.

Source

Source: RIA Novosti