“The ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine is worrying everyone,” said Ibrahim Kalin, a spokesman for the Turkish president, noting that “the two sides will lose in this conflict and that its continuation will negatively affect the world.” .”

Kalin explained that “the Russian-Ukrainian war has a negative impact on energy, commodity and food prices around the world”, noting that “Ankara has made great efforts since the beginning of the war between the two sides to establish a ceasefire and intensify dialogue with the goal of achieving peace.”

He pointed out that “Ankara’s efforts culminated in the signing on July 22 of a document on the initiative for the safe transportation of grain and food from Ukrainian ports between Turkey, Russia, Ukraine and the UN”, stressing that “The Joint Coordination Center, which was recently established in Istanbul, continues to prepare for shipment grain from the ports of Ukraine”, adding that “the agreement of an initiative document on the safe shipment of grain and food from the Ukrainian ports may pave the way for peace negotiations between the two countries.”

Moscow and Kyiv have signed an agreement brokered by Turkey and supported by the UN to ensure the exit of grain from Ukrainian ports, which will resume grain exports from three ports in the Odessa region in southern Ukraine bordering the Black Sea, namely from Odessa. , Chernomorsk and Yuzhny.