According to Erdogan, as a result of the last communication with Putin, he had the impression of mitigating his position on the war in Ukraine. "In the coming days, following the results of telephone conversations with Putin and Zelensky, we will understand how far we can advance. The day before I communicated with President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky. I felt in his speech lack of obstacles and willingness to resolve this issue. We do not lose hope for peace," The Turkish leader emphasized.
Erdogan spoke about the continuation of the "grain agreement", which provides the supply of agricultural products from the ports of the Black Sea to other countries. The President of Turkey noted that by October 20, 363 dry cargoes of 8 million tons of agricultural products were released from the ports of Ukraine. Approximately 62% of Erdogan estimates to go to European markets, 19. 5% to Asia, 13% to Africa and 5. 3% to the Middle East.
"The most developed countries received 454 626 tons of agricultural products. This is 5. 7% of the total volume. The main export items of the corridor were corn, wheat, sunflower oil, rapeseed and sunflower meter," he said. There is no obstacle to the continuation of the "grain agreement" yet, Erdogan is convinced. "I came to this conclusion based on the results of negotiations with the Presidents of Ukraine and Russia. I think any obstacle that can occur along the way can be eliminated," he said.
Recall that in Russia they talked about a possible review of relations with Turkey. Former State Duma MP Semen Baghdasarov believes that this country is allegedly threatening Crimea. Ankara has recently recognized the impossibility of meeting Zelensky and Putin. Kyiv will not speak with the Russians before the liberation of the Ukrainian territories. Erdogan has previously agreed to create a gas hub in Turkey, which will store Russian gas. Russia will be able to sell fuel to Europe from there.
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