By Chris King • Updated: 17 Nov 2022 • 19:00
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Credit: Twitter@RTErdogan
As announced today, Thursday, November 17, by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on his official Twitter profile, an agreement on the Black Sea Grain Initiative has finally been re-established.
The original deal had been brokered thanks to Turkey mediating between the UN, Russia, and Ukraine. As a result, ships carrying grain were allowed to pass through the Bosphorus Strait from Ukrainian ports to Turkey, from where their cargo would be forwarded to countries desperately in need of this product.
He continued: “With the delivery of more than 11 million tonnes of grains and foodstuffs to those in need via approximately 500 ships over the past four months, the significance and benefits of this agreement for the food supply and security of the world have become evident”.
With the delivery of more than 11 million tonnes of grains and foodstuffs to those in need via approximately 500 ships over the past four months, the significance and benefits of this agreement for the food supply and security of the world have become evident. — Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (@RTErdogan) November 17, 2022
With the delivery of more than 11 million tonnes of grains and foodstuffs to those in need via approximately 500 ships over the past four months, the significance and benefits of this agreement for the food supply and security of the world have become evident.
— Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (@RTErdogan) November 17, 2022
“I would like to thank United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, President Putin of Russia, and President Zelensky of Ukraine, for their willingness to prolong the agreement, and I would also like to congratulate all those who contributed”, he concluded.
I would like to thank United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, President Putin of Russia, and President Zelensky of Ukraine, for their willingness to prolong the agreement, and I would also like to congratulate all those who contributed. — Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (@RTErdogan) November 17, 2022
I would like to thank United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, President Putin of Russia, and President Zelensky of Ukraine, for their willingness to prolong the agreement, and I would also like to congratulate all those who contributed.
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