(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) Turkish Pesident Recep Tayyip Erdogan highlighted the importance
of diplomacy at the leaders' level, as he said more extensive steps
would be taken regarding the Ukraine grain deal soon, reports citing
.
Speaking during a joint live broadcast on the ATV and a Haber
channels on Wednesday, Erdogan said both Russian President Vladimir
Putin and Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy approach Ankara positively
regarding the issue of grain exports.
He noted that Türkiye reciprocates their stance in a positive
manner.
The president said the grain deal would prioritize African
countries in need as agreed with Putin and that Ankara nad Moscow
agreed on grain shipments to Djibouti, Somalia and Sudan.
'Scholz's stance on Putin changed'
Recalling Tuesday's phone call with his German counterpart Olaf
Scholz, Erdogan highlighted the importance of 'personal relations,'
to bring 'the most important steps' in diplomacy.
'We talked about this (importance of personal relations) with
Mr. Putin yesterday,' Erdogan said.
The Turkish president said that these calls show that the
Russian president 'is not someone who will take a step back' if you
go against him.
His remarks came after Tuesday's phone call with Olaf Scholz in
which they exchanged views on the latest developments in the
Russia-Ukraine war.
Germany's chancellor appreciated Türkiye's efforts to maintain
grain exports from Ukraine through the Black Sea Grain Initiative,
a German spokesperson said.
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