Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan held a telephone conversation with the Secretary General of the United Nations (UN) Antoniu Guterry on the Istanbul grain agreement.
According to the information provided by the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, a telephone conversation was held between Fidan and the UN Secretary General.
During the conversation, the parties discussed the Istanbul grain agreement.
July 22, 2022 in Istanbul in the presence of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and UN Secretary General Antoniu Guterrish, an agreement was signed on the safe transportation of grain from the ports of Ukraine.
Signatures under the document were made by representatives of Ukraine, Russia, the UN and Turkey.
The agreement that is realized during Turkey coordination is aimed at resolving the global food crisis.
The first ship with grain was left from the Odessa port of Ukraine on August 1, 2022.