Ankara: During the upcoming Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will once again try to persuade Russian President Vladimir Putin to meet with his counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky, so that according to Turkey's diplomatic solution to the Ukraine crisis. can be discussed. 

On September 15-16, Erdogan and Putin will meet outside the SCO summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. According to Turkish newspaper Hurriyat, talks between the two leaders will focus on the state of Ukraine. 

Erdogan intends to emphasize Ankara's intention to make additional efforts to stop hostilities and achieve a durable ceasefire through mediation initiatives during the meeting, the media outlet reports.

According to the newspaper, the parties will also talk about how the "grain corridor" operates. Erdogan will ask Russia to transport its cargo via a sea route organized by Turkey in response to Putin's claim that almost all grain exported from Ukraine was sent to the European Union, with only two of the 87 ships making it. was built there.

The talks agenda is also projected to include a possible Turkish counter-terrorism military operation in Syria, which Erdogan announced in late June.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov previously emphasized that there is currently no prospect of talks between Putin and Zelensky.

Zelensky was criticized for saying he was not ready for talks at the same time that former Russian president and deputy head of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev said Russia may eventually demand the Ukrainian regime's complete surrender.

Following requests for assistance from the Donetsk and Lugansk breakaway republics to defend itself against Ukrainian forces, Russia launched a military operation in Ukraine on 24 February.

In response, the West imposed sweeping sanctions on Russia. Supply chains have been compromised as a result of military operations and subsequent disruption of logistics and financial operations, leading to a rise in food prices globally.
Government leaders and leaders of international organizations have expressed concern over the serious food crisis.

The representatives of Ukraine and Russia signed an agreement in Istanbul on 22 July to be mediated by Turkey and the United Nations. In the series of documents, export restrictions on Russian goods were lifted and Moscow was allowed to help with Ukrainian grain exports.

On 7 September, Russian President Vladimir Putin said during a plenary discussion of the Eastern Economic Forum that almost all grain exported from Ukraine was going to EU member states rather than developing countries. The Russian leader feels that Erdogan should talk about the limitations of the apparatus.

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