Erdogan plans to discuss new grain corridor and Ukraine deal with Putin

(Patria) - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan stated that he plans to raise the issue of continuing the grain corridor agreement during a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin, scheduled for today, TASS reported last night.

"Tomorrow, we will have another phone call with Mr. Putin. We previously had a well-known initiative for the grain corridor. This initiative was truly aimed at paving the way for peace. We wanted the grain corridor to reach both Europe and Africa. Unfortunately, we had only limited success. I will ask Mr. Putin about this again in tomorrow's talks. I think it would be a good thing if we could restart this process," he said at a press conference in South Africa where he participated in the G20 summit.

"This week, I hosted Mr. (Volodymyr) Zelensky. Tomorrow, I will have a phone call with Mr. Putin. Of course, during our bilateral meetings here (at the G20 summit), we discussed the war between Russia and Ukraine in detail, assessed the situation, and considered what we could do. We have persistently focused on how peace can be achieved," said the Turkish president.

During the talks with Putin, he "intends to discuss steps that can be taken to stop the loss of life," Erdogan said.

"After these talks, I hope to have the opportunity to discuss the results with both the Europeans and (US President Donald) Trump," he added.