Milliyet: Ukraine, Turkey, UN and Russia to hold talks on Ukrainian grain exports next week

Author:
Oleg Panfilovych
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Representatives of Ukraine, Russia, Turkey and the United Nations are to meet in Istanbul next week to discuss the issue of unblocking Ukrainian grain exports.

This was reported by the Turkish newspaper Milliyet, citing sources close to the Turkish president.

The composition of the negotiating team is currently unknown. The newspaper writes that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres may take part in the meeting.

At the same time, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed contacts with Turkey on the export of grain from Ukraine and added that "negotiations will be held via the Ministry of Defense". Other mentioned participants of possible negotiations do not comment on this information.