New Erdogan-Putin communication: Ankara seeks observer role

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has told Russian President Vladimir Putin that Ankara is ready to play a role in a “monitoring mechanism” between Moscow, Kiev and the United Nations if an agreement is reached, according to Reuters.

In a telephone conversation, Erdogan told Putin that peace must be established as soon as possible and confidence-building measures must be taken, the president’s office said.

There was no mention of food in the text of the announcement. Last week, a senior Turkish official told Reuters that Turkey was negotiating with Russia and Ukraine to open a maritime corridor for grain exports from Ukraine.

For his part, Russian President Vladimir Putin told Erdogan that Russia was ready to facilitate the unimpeded transit of goods by sea, including grain from Ukrainian ports, Reuters quoted a Kremlin statement as saying.

Putin also reiterated that Russia could export significant volumes of fertilizers and food if sanctions against Moscow were lifted, according to the statement.

Source: Capital

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