US appreciates Türkiye for its grain deal efforts: Officials
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Sochi was followed with interest in the world press. After the meeting, the United States (US) issued a statement inviting Russia to implement the grain agreement and expressing gratitude to the United Nations (UN) and Türkiye.
The United States (US) is grateful to Türkiye and the United Nations (UN) for their efforts on the grain deal, US officials said after a meeting between Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Sochi, Russia, CNN reported.
CALL ON RUSSIA TO RETURN AGREEMENT
American officials have called on the Russian government to resume negotiations to return to the Grain Deal.
"We call on Ukraine to immediately extend, expand, and fully implement the initiative for the benefit of millions of people who depend on Ukrainian grain," the officials said.
TÜRKİYE MUST BE APPRECIATED
"We are grateful to the United Nations and Türkiye for their work in brokering the life-saving Black Sea grain initiative and bringing both Ukrainian and Russian grain to the world market," the US authorities said in a statement.
The US also announced that they support efforts to revitalize the Black Sea initiative.
SOCHI MEETING
Following Russia's withdrawal from the Black Sea Grain Corridor Agreement on July 17, President Erdogan met with Putin in Sochi yesterday. While the two leaders made important statements in front of the cameras after the summit, Putin said that theQatar-financed project to send Russian grain to Africa via Türkiye could start in two to three weeks.
Source: CNN
