The chief diplomat of the European Union on The two expressed the hope that the diplomatic efforts led by Turkey help Export of grain from Ukraine result in Deal this week, easing growth global food crisis.
A foreigner in the European Union policy Prime Minister Josef Borrell’s comments come as officials from Russia, Ukraine, Turkey and the United Nations meet again This week to discuss the resumption of Ukrainian grain exports from the Black Sea.
Siege of Russia of Ukrainian ports threaten grain supplies to dozens of in thousands of people Borrell said he was prone to starvation and urged that it must end.
“I hope it will be this week possible In order to reach an agreement to unfreeze Odessa and other Ukrainian ports.
“life of in thousands more From thousands and tens of in thousands of people Depends on on this agreement. It’s not diplomacy game. it’s for issue of life or death for Many,” he warned.
turkey last week announced an agreement with Ukraine, Russia and the United Nations aim to resume Ukrainian grain exports, raising prospects for The end of the confrontation revealed millions to me risk of famine.
Ankara announced Which parties will return to this week sign the agreement.
The Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, called last Week A Summitcritical step forwardBut he said there was still a ‘long time’ way to go” before peace talks to end the war.
the meeting in Istanbul marked by the Russian and Ukrainian governments first face-to me-face Conversations since last meeting in Turkish city in late March.
Defense Minister Hulusi Akar on On Monday he said there was an agreement on “plan, general principles’ relating to the export corridor, and added It was a meeting between all parties to discuss the details.probable” this week.
many of media It was reported that talks could be held soon Wednesday.
Akar said technical issues like Formation of a control center in Istanbul, which identified safe routes, and checkpoints at the exits and entrances to the ports were on schedule of work.
Russia invaded Ukraine in February and captured some ports of the Black Sea and bombed others, including key grain export port in The city of Odessa.
Ukraine has also Mined in curricula for some of their ports to protect them from Russian aggression.
But Ukraine’s farms are a major source of wheat for The world market in Special in Middle East and Africa, where food supplies are extremely scarce.
“The most worrying thing is the shortage of food in many countries Around the world and there is no food because Russia is banning exports of Borrell said: Ukrainian grain.
Russia invasion and the siege of Ukraine’s ports have halted exports, leaving dozens of Ships stranded and about 22 million tons of hold the pills in silos in Ukraine.
Moscow denied responsibility for Food crisis worsening, blame instead Chilling effect from Western sanctions for Slowing food and fertilizer exports and Ukraine for Mining ports on the Black Sea.
Ukraine and Russia are major global wheat suppliers, Russia also A large exporter of fertilizers, while Ukraine is an important producer of Corn and sunflower oil.
Borrell said Ukraine’s European allies will do what they can help Kyiv Exporting her grain via land routes and across the Danube, but she warned that the ports were too key.
“So, I hope—and I think I have hope—that it will be this week possible to reach an agreement to cancel the closure of this and other Ukrainian ports,” referring to Odessa and the deal brokered by Turkey.
He said that if the United Nations talks on Wednesday failedBrussels will continue to blame Russia for using the threat of Starvation as a ‘weapon’ in her struggle.
Erdogan and Putin meeting
Turkey, a member of NATO on speak terms with Both Russia and Ukraine – led efforts to resume grain deliveries.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan tried it use for him good Relations with His Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin and Kyiv’s party leader Volodymyr Zelensky to find a solution and continue negotiations over Ukraine.
Erdogan set to meet Putin for The first time since russia invasion When the two leaders hosted By Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi in Tehran on Wednesday.
The talks are formally aimed at focus on the situation in war-torn Syria. But the Kremlin said Putin and Erdogan would do so also Hold a separate meeting is almost sure to focus heavily on Ukraine.
Turkish officials say they have 20 merchant ships waiting for you in Black sea that can be loaded quickly with Ukrainian grain.
Borrell spoke as he arrived at the meeting in Brussels of EU foreign ministers to discuss bridging the gaps in Their sanctions regime to punish Russia and look for ways add ban on gold exports in Hopes that measures may finally start To have a decisive effect on the war in Ukraine.
we won’t stop supporting Ukraine (or) set sanctions on Borrell said.
At the moment, “The most important thing is the ban on Russian gold.” Gold is the king of Moscow second- The largest export industry after energy.
The G-7 group of leading industrial countries last Month already Committed to ban gold, arguing that Russia used its gold in back up I did it to circumvent the effect of many of rounds of Sanctions that countries around world It was already imposed on Moscow.
It was the twenty-seven ministers also to evaluate how They can tighten controls on exports of high technology to Russia for a possible decision Later in the week.
on top of Restrictive measures, the ministers were also I saw a treatment plans To promote military Aid to Ukraine will be briefed on The latest Developments through video conference with Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba.
