Russian, Turkish foreign ministers to meet in Moscow soon – TASS

Russian, Turkish foreign ministers to meet in Moscow soon – TASS
Turkiye is trying to persuade Russia to return to a deal that allows for the export of grain via Ukraine’s Black Sea ports. Above, a cargo vessel carrying Ukrainian grain sails under Fatih Sultan Mehmet bridge to Marmara sea, in Istanbul. (AFP)
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Russian, Turkish foreign ministers to meet in Moscow soon – TASS

Russian, Turkish foreign ministers to meet in Moscow soon – TASS
  • Turkiye is trying to persuade Russia to return to a deal that allows for the export of grain via Ukraine’s Black Sea ports

MOSCOW: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his Turkish counterpart Hakan Fidan will hold talks in Moscow “in the nearest future,” the TASS news agency reported on Monday, citing Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova.
Turkiye is trying to persuade Russia to return to a deal that allows for the export of grain via Ukraine’s Black Sea ports.
The Kremlin has said President Vladimir Putin is likely to hold talks in person soon with Turkiye’s President Tayyip Erdogan on the Black Sea grain accord and other issues, but no date or venue has yet been announced.