Erdoğan: Black Sea grain deal will resume as of midday Wednesday
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said the traffic of ships carrying Ukrainian grain products had resumed on Wednesday after a phone call between the Turkish and Russian defence ministers.
Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu called Turkish counterpart Hulusi Akar to inform that "the grain shipments will continue from 1200 today as planned," Erdoğan said in parliament.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said that Russian participation in a U.N.-brokered Ukrainian grain export deal was to resume on Wednesday.
In a speech in parliament, Erdoğan said that Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu informed his Turkish counterpart that the deal would resume on Wednesday.
"After our phone conversation with Putin yesterday, as of noon today, grain shipments will continue as previously planned," Erdoğan said at the Justice and Development (AK) Party's group meeting in parliament.
Erdoğan said he will have a phone call later on Wednesday with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky.
RUSSIA TO RESUME PARTICIPATION IN BLACK SEA GRAIN DEAL
Russia will resume its participation in the Black Sea grain deal, the defence ministry said on Wednesday.
Russia suspended its involvement in the deal over the weekend, saying it could not guarantee the safety of civilian ships crossing the Black Sea because of an attack on its fleet there.
"The Russian Federation considers that the guarantees received at the moment appear sufficient, and resumes the implementation of the agreement," the defence ministry said in a statement.
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