ANKARA: In a bid to resolve a global food crisis, a bilateral agreement to resume grain shipment from Ukrainian ports via the Black Sea will be signed in Turkey on Friday, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has confirmed.
Together with the UN secretary-general, the Russian and Ukrainian delegations, we will take the first step toward resolving the global food crisis in Istanbul tomorrow, Cavusoglu tweeted on Thursday.
The deal will be signed on Friday with participation from Russia, Ukraine, the United Nations, and Turkey, according to earlier statements by the Turkish presidency. "We will keep trying to settle the problem," Turkish presidency added.
The signing ceremony will take place on Friday at 16:30 local time at the Dolmabahce Presidential Office in Istanbul, and is anticipated to be attended by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
The deal comes at a time when worries about a global food shortage are developing as a result of the extended Ukrainian crisis, which is partially to blame for the increases in food prices everywhere. The four parties held their first round of talks last week in Istanbul with the goal of importing grain from Ukraine to help with the global supply crisis.
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