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| The Grand Turk |
| Turkey doubts the resumption of the grain deal in the previous format |
| 2023-09-03 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [Regnum] The chances of resuming the grain deal in the previous format following the upcoming talks between Russian and Turkish Presidents Vladimir Putin and Recep Tayyip Erdogan are extremely small, since neither Turkey nor the UN can fulfill the demands set by Russia, a source in Turkish political circles told TASS . “The chances of actually agreeing on the revival of the previous grain deal during the negotiations between Erdogan and Putin are very low. The topic will be discussed, of course, but agreements should not be expected. The positions of the parties - the UN, the USA, Russia - do not give them the opportunity to effectively and mutually beneficially resolve the issue. And Turkish mediation efforts will not help here, ” the agency quotes its interlocutor. Russia demands the fulfillment of earlier promises made to it, but since the United States opposes this, neither the UN nor Turkey can fulfill this demand, the source added. As IA Regnum reported earlier, UN Secretary General António Guterres said in August 2023 that he had sent a letter to Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov with "specific proposals" to renew the deal. The proposals that were handed over to Moscow on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in August 2023 contained only new promises, Lavrov noted in turn. The new UN proposals include reconnecting Rosselkhozbank to SWIFT and unfreezing the assets of Russian fertilizer companies, Turkish state news agency Anadolu reported September 2. These promises were made earlier, but were not fulfilled, recalled the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry , Maria Zakharova . Russia is considering the possibility of organizing the supply of Russian grain to Turkey for its further processing and shipment to the poorest states, this will be an alternative to the grain deal, the Foreign Ministry noted earlier. In addition, Russia intends to send grain to the poorest countries and directly, added Lavrov. Putin and Erdogan will hold talks in Russia on September 4. At these negotiations, the grain deal can be discussed in two versions, one of them does not involve the use of Ukrainian food, director of the Institute for Socio-Economic Research of the Financial University under the government Oleksiy Zubets said earlier in an interview with a Regnum correspondent . On July 17, Russia notified the UN, Turkey and Ukraine of the suspension of the grain deal. The promises given to Moscow were never fulfilled, the Russian Foreign Ministry noted. Ukraine and the West made money on the deal, Kyiv used the sea corridors to prepare terrorist attacks against Russia, the Russian Foreign Ministry and Defense Ministry said. Moscow may return to the grain deal after the promises are fulfilled, Vladimir Putin noted. |
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