Turkey says it has Black Sea grain plan and is in contact with Russia, Ukraine
ISTANBUL, Aug 31 (Reuters) - Turkey has prepared a plan for the safe passage of grain via the Black Sea and is in contact with both Russia and Ukraine regarding it, Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Monday. Turkey has repeatedly expressed willingness to revive a U.N.-brokered deal that got grain out of Ukraine during wartime. "We have prepared a plan and we are in contact with both sides…
Turkey has prepared a plan for the safe passage of grain via the Black Sea and is in contact with both Russia and Ukraine regarding it, according to Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan. The plan aims to revive a U.N.-brokered deal that previously allowed grain to be exported from Ukraine during wartime.
Fidan stated that if the necessary conditions emerge, Turkey is working to achieve another agreement similar to the grain deal.
There is no information on the plan's details or reaction from Russia and Ukraine.
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