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| Türkiye expects to extend grain deal for two months |
| 2023-05-11 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [REGNUM] At the talks on the grain deal in Turkey, the possibility of extending it for two months is being discussed. The Turkish authorities hope that this result will be achieved, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu told reporters on May 10. "I hope that the negotiations will lead to a positive outcome. At the end point, negotiations between President [Turkish Recep Tayyip Erdogan] and respected [Russian President Vladimir] Putin are possible. We are counting on the result in the form of an extension of the deal for at least two months," Cavusoglu said. As previously reported, on May 10 and 11 , multilateral negotiations are being held in Istanbul with the participation of representatives of Russia, Ukraine, the UN and Turkey , during which issues of extending the grain deal will be considered. The UN, Ukraine and Turkey expect Moscow to agree to an extension of the deal. Russia, for its part, demands the full fulfillment of the conditions contained in the text of the agreement signed in 2022 and relate, among other things, to the unblocking of grain exports, as well as other issues. Russia's demands are systematically ignored, the Kremlin and the Russian Foreign Ministry noted earlier. On May 10, the press secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov, in response to a request to comment on the progress of the negotiations , urged to wait for their results , noting that Russia's demands are known to everyone and that Moscow's position is quite consistent. |
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