Ukraine's Foreign Minister discusses Black Sea Grain Initiative's future with his Turkish counterpart
Dmytro Kuleba, Ukraine’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, has held a telephone call with his counterpart from Türkiye, Hakan Fidan, to discuss the situation around the Black Sea Grain Initiative.
Source: Kuleba on Twitter
Details: The Ukrainian minister tweeted that he and Fidan discussed the future of the Black Sea Grain Initiative after Russia’s withdrawal.
I had a call with @HakanFidan to discuss the Black Sea Grain Initiative. I stressed Russia's withdrawal's harmful impact on African countries and global food security. Türkiye will continue efforts to restore the deal. We also discussed the schedule of 🇺🇦🇹🇷 bilateral contacts.
— Dmytro Kuleba (@DmytroKuleba) August 5, 2023
"I stressed Russia's withdrawal's harmful impact on African countries and global food security. Türkiye will continue efforts to restore the deal," Kuleba tweeted.
He added that the schedule of future bilateral contacts between Türkiye and Ukraine was also discussed during the phone call.
Background:
- On 17 July, Dmitry Peskov, the spokesman for the President of the Russian Federation, said that Russia was suspending its participation in the Black Sea Grain Initiative. Russia also revoked shipping security guarantees negotiated as part of the Grain Initiative.
- Russia has carried out numerous attacks on Ukraine’s port infrastructure and grain storage facilities – some close to the Romanian border – since its withdrawal from the Black Sea Grain Initiative.
- Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, President of Türkiye, said he believed that the Russian president did in fact want to extend the Black Sea Grain Initiative and promised to discuss this with him.
- On 5 August, Erdoğan said that he expected Russian President Vladimir Putin to visit Türkiye in August, though the exact date of Putin’s visit has not been set yet.
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