Erdogan calls for Russia to not be ‘marginalized’ in grain deal

Russia earlier suspended its participation in the Black Sea Grain Initiative, originally mediated by the UN and Turkiye in July 2022, that allowed Ukraine the ability to export its grain by sea. (AFP)

• ‘No process that marginalizes Russia on the Black Sea grain initiative will be viable’

NEW DELHI: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called on Sunday for Russia not to be “marginalized” in talks aimed at reviving a key deal to export Ukrainian grain through the Black Sea.
“No process that marginalizes Russia on the Black Sea grain initiative will be viable,” Erdogan told reporters after the closing of the G20 summit in New Delhi, while announcing a forthcoming meeting on the issue between representatives from Russia, Ukraine and the UN, without specifying a precise date or location.