The agreement on the export of grain and fertilizers through safe passages in the Black Sea expires tomorrow, Thursday, May 18, after it was extended by sixty days in March last year.
The Russian side says that in order to extend it, it is necessary to fulfill the second part of the agreement regarding the direct export of Russian grain and fertilizers through the Black Sea.
Ankara agrees with Moscow in this position, and emphasizes that the part of this agreement that concerns Russia should be implemented, which has not happened so far, except for their agreement – Ankara and Moscow – on the need to export grain and fertilizers to reach poor countries who really need them, which is the main purpose of the agreement. And it should not be limited to rich countries, especially the West
UN Secretary-General António Guterres presented to the presidents of Turkey, Russia and Ukraine a few days ago an initiative in which Turkish banks play a role in transfers and financial transactions with Russia.
Meanwhile, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said earlier that there is no problem on the Turkish side for Turkish banks to play this role, but they need guarantees from Western parties so that these banks will not be subject to Western sanctions because of this case.
In previous statements, Davutoglu added that the American and British sides, in particular, are obstructing the solution of this issue, or obstructing the implementation of the Russia-related part of the grain agreement, despite the two countries talking “in public”. “not to obstruct.
Source: RT
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