Turkish National Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said that Ankara continues contacts with the UN, Ukraine and the Russian Federation to extend the term of the " It is reported by Anadolu.

According to Akar, by that time, 790 ships had passed through the corridor in the Black Sea, which made it possible to send about 23.5 million tons of agricultural products to the world market..

“We continue contacts with the UN, Ukraine and Russia, which are parties to the grain initiative. Kyiv announced that it approves the re-extension of the initiative. Moscow also adheres to a positive agenda on this issue,” said the head of the Turkish Defense Ministry..

He added that Turkey hopes and expects the continuation of the agreement, taking into account the contribution of all parties..

“We continue to work in this direction,” Akar said..

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The Black Sea Grain Initiative was established by Ukraine, Turkey, the Russian Federation and the UN on July 22 with the aim of resuming the export of grain from Ukraine, food and fertilizers, including ammonia, through a secure maritime humanitarian corridor. The first ship with Ukrainian food within the framework of the Initiative left the port of Odessa on August 1.

It should be noted that in February, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Vershinin said that Russia considers it "

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that Kyiv and the United Nations will advocate for the extension of the "