US Secretary of State Blinken and Turkish Foreign Minister Fidan discussed "grain agreement"
This was reported by "Anadolu", Censor.NET informs with reference to "Interfax-Ukraine".
"Fidan and Blinken talked about the expansion of NATO, the Black Sea "grain agreement" and cooperation in the fight against synthetic drugs," the agency informs.
As previously reported, the "Grain Agreement" was concluded in Istanbul on July 22, 2022. With the participation of the UN, Russia, Turkey, and Ukraine, two documents were signed - on the creation of a corridor for the export of grain from three Ukrainian ports ("Chornomorsk", "Odesa" and "Pivdenny") and on the removal of barriers to the export of Russian food and fertilizers. The initiative was extended in November 2022 for 120 days, until March, then twice more - for two months (currently it is valid until July 17).
At the end of May, the Russian Foreign Ministry said that the Black Sea Grain Initiative would have to look for alternatives if Rossilhospbank was not connected to SWIFT and there was no progress in solving other "systemic" problems blocking Russian agricultural exports.
