ANKARA, Oct 30 Turkey conducts telephone diplomacy at all levels with Moscow on the situation with the grain deal, said a source in Istanbul.
«At all levels,» said the source of the agency, answering the question whether Ankara is currently negotiating with Moscow.
To the clarifying question, will there be any details of Ankara's «telephone diplomacy» were made public, the source noted that «the situation is complicated.» when the official position of Turkey under the new conditions will be made public.
At the same time, the source of the agency did not rule out that the deal, which expires on November 19, will still remain in force.
Russia, as previously reported in the Ministry of Defense, suspends participation in the export of products from the ports of Ukraine due to a terrorist attack in the waters of Sevastopol. The day before, Kyiv attacked ships of the Black Sea Fleet and civilian ships located on the outer and inner roadsteads of the Sevastopol base. Attacked ships and infrastructure were used to operate a humanitarian route as part of a food deal.
In Istanbul on July 22, multilateral agreements were signed on lifting restrictions on the supply of Russian products for export and on Russia's assistance in the export of Ukrainian grain. The deal, which was signed by representatives of Russia, Turkey, Ukraine and the UN, involves the export of grain, food and fertilizer across the Black Sea from three ports, including Odessa.
Russian leader Vladimir Putin in early September indicated that the West was exporting most Ukrainian grains to their states, and not to the needy countries of Africa. The Permanent Mission to the UN, in turn, said that part of the grocery deal relating to the export of Russian food and fertilizers is not working. thousand tons of grain, as well as completely replace Ukrainian grain and supply all interested countries at affordable prices. The minister recalled that this year Russia has already harvested 150 million tons of grain, and the ministry estimates the export potential at more than 50 million tons.