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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will visit Turkey on June 8, accompanied by a military delegation, to discuss the creation of “safe sea corridors” for the transportation of Ukrainian grain, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşo τουlu said today. Anadolu news agency.
“Lavrov will arrive in Turkey on June 8 with a military delegation to discuss, among other things, the establishment of safe corridors for the transportation of grain. This is the most important issue,” said the Turkish Foreign Minister, who is seeking to set up a “monitoring center”. of the corridors in Istanbul “, in Anadolu.
Mevlüt Çavuşoλουlu did not specify what form the monitoring of the corridors will take, nor the exact role of Turkey.
The Turkish Foreign Minister also told Anadolu that in cooperation with the United Nations, an agreement is being reached on the establishment of a Black Sea corridor, but differences between Moscow and Kyiv remain. He added that the UN has proposed the creation of a joint maritime monitoring mechanism and that Turkey is open to the idea.
Mevlüt Çavuşoλουlu added that Moscow is calling for the lifting of some Western sanctions on the insurance sector, as they will hit ships participating in the planned naval network, while Ukraine does not want Russian warships to approach the port of Odessa.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said yesterday he was ready to work with Turkey on the free movement of goods in the Black Sea, including grains from Ukraine, during a telephone conversation with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
According to Putin, “the Russian side is ready to facilitate the smooth passage of goods, in coordination with Turkish partners. This also applies to the export of grain from Ukrainian ports.”
Greece violates status of eastern Aegean islands, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoλουlu said in an interview with Anadolu
The Turkish Foreign Minister called on Greece to demilitarize the islands of the eastern Aegean, adding that “otherwise, the debate on sovereignty will begin.”
Asked about the sale of F-16 aircraft by the United States to Turkey, the Secretary of State said that the US Congress is in favor of supplying the aircraft to Ankara.
Regarding the strained relations between Ankara and Riyadh in recent years, Mevlüt Çavuşoγlu said that it has been agreed that Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman will pay a visit to Turkey in the near future. However, the date has not been set yet.
“The visit of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to Turkey was to take place this month, but we agreed to do so in the near future,” Tsavousoglu told the Turkish news agency, adding that he was working with his Saudi counterpart to set a date.
The Turkish Foreign Minister added that efforts to normalize relations between Turkey and Saudi Arabia are progressing rapidly.
Relations between the two countries have been strained since the assassination of Saudi journalist Jamal Kasogi at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul in 2018 by a group of Riyadh agents.
Referring to Turkey’s relations with Israel, he said there must be “a just solution between Israel and Palestine regarding an Exclusive Gaza Strip”.
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