Europe and the rest of the world should I am grateful to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for Bringing Russia and Ukraine closer and starting a critical Wartime deal that eased global Food supply concerns, according to former senior European Union official.
It was mediated by Türkiye and the United Nations last July cereal deal it allows Trapping Ukrainian grain by Russia invasion Being safely exported from the country’s ports on the Black Sea helped ease the problems over the global Food supplies, especially for countries in Africa, Middle East and parts of Asia where there are many already struggling with hunger.
“that it true That Mr. President Erdoğan, as a mediator, was able to bring the two parties together and start the process trade Deal or transfer deal, I think Europe and also the rest of the world should I am grateful that he was able to do it.” Franz Fischler, former European Commissioner for Agriculture and countryside development and fisheries, in an interview with the Daily Sabah.
Wechsler’s remarks came on Sidelines of Future Leaders Executive Program (FLEP), organized by the Islamic Cooperation Youth Forum (ICYF) in Istanbul on Saturday.
“But it is important now that this (initiative) continues,” he said.
The historic agreement is set to finish on May 18 unless renewed. Russia has repeatedly threatened to abandon the Black Sea Grain Initiative unless the West removes obstacles to Russian grain and fertilizer exports.
Russia and Ukraine are major grain producers, but Moscow says cutting of deal mean allow to export its agricultural goods via The Black Sea is not honored.
“because of export power of The two countries Russia and Ukraine are for free flow of Really grain of said Fischler. This requires open harvesting and ports, and as long as the war continues, it requires agreements between the parties concerned. “
Although Russian agricultural exports have not been explicitly targeted by Western sanctions, Moscow says restrictions on Its payments, logistics and insurance industries – imposed over that it military procedures in Ukraine – created a barrier to the export of grain and fertilizers.
fischler also situation on Fears over High food prices that he said stems in Part of the problems of the grain deal in the Black Sea and the problems of inflation that families all over the world suffer from.
“Firstly of Everything, exactly problems in Black Sea and problems with Exports of wheat and other grains are causing disruptions in the international Prices because wheat markets, other grain markets, or futures markets, such as soon like market Difficult, it affects future the prices “.
“You see, maybe when you do follow statistics in Commodity markets, prices are gone up immediately upon blockage of “The ports started and then backed off after the deal was done,” Fischler said.
We see similar situations more Often, when we have for Example, similar problem but after that on Mainly speculation in the year 2015 and we will witness a similar situation also in other contexts.
What can be done? The only one way out in These positions are to get agreements and deals, rulesand systems added.
fischler also Emphasize that high inflation is a factor more people Not safe, describing the food security as “huge issue all over the world.”
“food security in Its extreme form, f hunger problem he have also are increasing now for About five years and more Experts say that the SDG (United Nations Sustainable Development Goals) goal of eradication hunger By 2030 it is out of up,” he stressed.
We’ll see if that happens, however one The thing is clearWe won’t be able to kill him hunger in This short period. But, at least, let’s hope it is possible to reduce the number of starving peopleespecially children. because children They are the ones who suffer the most from this situation.”
