Ankara will help ensure the safe passage of Ukrainian ships to resolve the food crisis.
Turkish authorities are cooperating with the UN in the safe passage of Ukrainian ships with grain. This was stated by Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu at a conference on food security, held on Wednesday, May 18, in the United States.
“We support the efforts of the UN Secretary -General to create humanitarian corridors to ensure food security. Together with the UN, we are working to ensure the safe passage of Ukrainian ships with grain,” he said.
The minister also said that conference participants had agreed to launch the Mediterranean Dialogue on the food crisis at the ministerial level. Turkey will be the co-chair of the group.
Earlier, The Wall Street Journal reported that UN Secretary-General António Guterres had offered to reduce restrictions on the export of potash fertilizers from Russia and Belarus in exchange for unblocking the ports of Ukrainian.
Moscow confirmed that relevant negotiations are underway.
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Source: korrespondent
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