As a result of Turkey’s intensive multilateral diplomacy to ensure peace since the beginning of the Russian-Ukrainian war, a roadmap has been prepared under the auspices of the United Nations to resolve the global food crisis caused by the protracted war. This was reported by Turkish news agency Anadolu >.
Turkey has been conducting a diplomatic movement for some time to create a mechanism to ensure the safe supply of grain stocks in Ukraine to world markets. As a result of the negotiations, a roadmap for the functioning of the “grain corridor” was prepared.
Details of the roadmap will be discussed in the coming days at a meeting with Ukraine, Russia, Turkey and UN representatives.
The quadripartite meeting will assess issues such as the route, insurance and safety of ships, especially demining in the region.
It is expected that about 20 million tons of grain from Ukraine and Russia will be available to the world through the mechanism of the command center, which is planned to be established in Istanbul (Turkey).
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan held separate telephone conversations with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Russian President Volodymyr Putin, discussing “grain corridors”.
Speaking to Zelensky, Erdogan stressed that Turkey attaches special importance to the project of creating a safe corridor for the export of Ukrainian agricultural products by sea.
Erdogan also noted that they are positive about the participation in the command center, which will be established with the participation of parties and UN officials, and the location of the center in Istanbul.
According to diplomatic sources, Zelensky and Putin are also positive about the cooperation on the “grain corridor”.