Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan had a telephone conversation with President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky. The parties discussed the topic of Russia's war in Ukraine and the creation of safe corridors for grain exports in the Black Sea, the Turkish edition of Anadolu reports..

Erdogan during the talks noted that they continue to work on a plan prepared by the UN for the supply of Ukrainian grain products to the world market.

The President of Turkey expressed his readiness to offer all kinds of support, including assistance and mediation in the framework of the Istanbul Process.

President Zelensky also announced the phone conversation with Erdogan on Twitter.

Provіv removi z President? @RTERdogan. Podyakuva for vyslovlenі spіvchutya schodo chergovy peaceful victims of aggression of the Russian Federation. Tsіnuєmo podtrimku? Discussed the importance of unlocking? port_v_dnovlennya grain export. Also, we can help Russia to grow our grain from TOT.

— Volodymyr Zelensky (@ZelenskyyUa) July 11, 2022.

Earlier on Monday, it was reported that Erdogan and Russian President Vladimir Putin also had a telephone conversation, which, in particular, dealt with the export of grain..

As reported, a few days ago, along the canal of the mouth of the Bystroe ship passage. Danube - Black Sea, a passage was restored for ships carrying agricultural products.

UN Humanitarian Coordinator Martin Griffiths said that inspired by this news, however, he considers this event still insufficient to overcome the threat of world hunger.. Only unblocking the Ukrainian Black Sea ports blocked by the Russian army is the best way to prevent global famine.