Erdogan expects to discuss with Putin the results of the meeting on grain

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. File photoANKARA, Jul 18 Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan intends to discuss with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin during a meeting in Iran the results of the meeting between Turkey, Russia, Ukraine and the UN on the «grain issue» in Istanbul, said on Monday state television channel TRT Haber. Earlier, negotiations were held in Istanbul between the military delegations of Turkey, Russia, Ukraine and the UN delegation on the settlement of the «grain issue». Following their results, Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said that an agreement had been reached on the establishment of a coordination center in Istanbul, next week the Ukrainian and Russian delegations would meet again in Turkey to discuss the «grain issue».Erdogan: Ankara hopes to quickly implement the plan for Ukrainian grain familiar with the situation, the preliminary date for a new meeting of the delegations of Turkey, the Russian Federation, Ukraine and the UN on the «grain issue» is July 20-21, there are no significant obstacles to signing an agreement on the withdrawal of ships with grain in the Black Sea, only technical details remain. According to him, the agreement on the «grain issue» implies the creation of a security zone for checking ships near Ukrainian waters, and not in the ports themselves, the control of ships is planned to be carried out jointly by Turkey and the UN. The UN has repeatedly stated the threat of a food crisis due to a shortage of grain , the West accused Russia of counteracting the supply of Ukrainian grain to world markets, Moscow categorically rejected such accusations. At the same time, the Kyiv authorities themselves created many obstacles to the export of grain for export: in addition to the revealed arson of grain in the Mariupol port, Ukrainian troops mined the Black Sea, which does not allow grain to be transported to world markets by ships. Russian President Vladimir Putin stated that Russia does not prevent the export of grain from Ukraine, and if Kyiv clears the ports of mines, ships with grain will be able to leave without any problems. » />Agreements on grain do not guarantee a dialogue with Kyiv, Slutsky said