Russia is ready to cooperate with Turkey on the free transit of goods in the Black Sea, including cereals from Ukraine, President Vladimir Putin says today to Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
In a telephone interview, Putin “He stressed that the Russian side is ready to facilitate the smooth sea transit of goods in coordination with Turkish partners. This also applies to the export of cereals from Ukrainian ports»the Kremlin said in a statement.
The Turkish presidency issued a statement on the two leaders’ telephone conversation, stressing that Erdogan had told Putin that Ankara was ready to play a role in “Observer mechanism” between Moscow, Kiev and the United Nationsif an agreement is reached in this regard.
The Turkish president He also referred to developments in Syria, stressing that areas along the Turkish-Syrian border “liberated by terrorists” must remain safe, according to the Turkish news agency Anadolu.
In his telegram, Anadolu talks about ongoing “Attacks by the YPG / PKK terrorist organization on civilians and in neighboring Turkey”.
The US ally in Syria, the Kurdish militia People’s Protection Units, YPG, is considered by Ankara a terrorist organization and a branch of the PKK.
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