Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan plans to have a telephone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the coming days to discuss the Black Sea Grain Initiative, Anadolu news agency reported..

“In two or three days, we will have a telephone conversation with Putin,” Erdogan said in an interview broadcast live by Turkish channels NTV and Star TV..

He stated that the world "

" Turkey's success is on everyone's lips in the world,” the president added..

Erdogan is expected to discuss with Putin their agreement on Turkey's processing of grain coming from the Black Sea posts and the subsequent shipment of flour obtained from processing to underdeveloped African countries..

“The President of Russia has already pointed out that grain is supplied not to African countries, but to Europe.. He said: " I answered him: “You send grain, and we will make flour from it and send it to underdeveloped countries”. There is such an agreement. We will discuss this during the negotiations,” Erdogan said..

The Turkish President also noted that Ankara is ready to facilitate the start of the supply of fertilizers from Russia to world markets..

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On March 14, Deputy Foreign Minister of Russia Alexander Grushko announced that the grain agreement had been extended for 60 days. However, on March 18, Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine Oleksandr Kubrakov said that the proposal of the Russian Federation to extend the agreement by only 60 days contradicts the agreement itself, which provides for its extension for at least 120 days..