ANKARA (Reuters) - President Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey is in close contact with the United Nations on reviving the Black Sea grain initiative and he ...
STORY CONTINUES BELOW THESE SALTWIRE VIDEOSANKARA - President Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey is in close contact with the United Nations on reviving the Black Sea grain initiative and he will discuss it with Secretary-General Antonio Guterres at its general assembly this month, Turkish media reported.
Russian demands include a return of its Agricultural Bank to the SWIFT payments system and insuring the ships involved in the grain initiative, he was quoted as saying by TRT, Haberturk, and other Turkish broadcasters. He added that Moscow was putting these two demands forth as"musts" to revive the initiative, and that Putin had told him he would not take steps on this until"Europe keeps the promises they made me", according to Turkish media.
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