Erdogan announced the extension of the “grain deal” for two months

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that the parties extended the agreement on the creation of a safe maritime corridor for the export of grain from Ukraine for two months. This is stated in his telegram channel.

“In addition, our Russian friends have said that they will not interfere with the exit of Turkish ships from the [Ukrainian] ports of Nikolaev and Olvia,” Erdogan added.

He thanked Russian President Vladimir Putin, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and UN Secretary General António Guterres for their "effort".

“We hope that we will see days when the war between Russia and Ukraine ends first with a permanent ceasefire and then with peace,” the Turkish president added.

Last week, the Turkish Ministry of Defense reported that during the two-day negotiations between Ukraine, Turkey, Russia and UN representatives on the “grain deal”, the meeting participants failed to reach an agreement.

The department noted that the "grain deal" made a "significant contribution to the stability of food prices around the world and is of vital importance in terms of global food supplies and security."