On Tuesday, Turkey accused “several NATO member countries” of wanting to continue the war in Ukraine, as well as “desiring to sabotage” the agreement between Moscow and Kyiv on the export of Ukrainian grain and Russian fertilizers, Agerpres reported with reference to EFE.
“There are several countries in the West that want the war to continue (in Ukraine). They are members of NATO. I’m not talking about the United States, I’m talking about (NATO) member countries. There are also states that want to disrupt the grain agreement,” said Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu in an interview with the Turkish TV channel Haber Global.
He declined to specify the countries in question, but insisted that they did not include the United States.
Cavusoglu complains that the export of Russian grain is indirectly hindered by Western sanctions against Russia
At the same time, the Turkish minister emphasized the responsibility of the US in the agreement concluded between Moscow and Kyiv regarding the restoration of grain exports through the Black Sea, reminding that this agreement is not only about Ukrainian, but also about the restoration of Russian grain. and fertilizer exports, which have been indirectly hampered by Western sanctions imposed on Russia by suspending banking and financial exchanges.
“It’s not about the US, but I would say this: the US has some involvement. The agreement on the export of Ukrainian grain also provides for the removal of obstacles to the export of Russian fertilizers, (Russia’s) access to ports, banking and insurance operations, etc.,” explained the head of Turkish diplomacy.
“There are European countries that want to disrupt” this agreement, said the Turkish Foreign Minister.
However, Çavuşoğlu admits that there were no problems with the application of the agreement on the export of Ukrainian grain
On the other hand, he also noted, until now there were no “serious problems” in the application of the agreement, which allows the export of Ukrainian grain by sea, including the inspection of ships in Istanbul.
“Go ahead without a problem. There are minimal technical issues that are resolved in the Coordination Center (in Istanbul). So far, 33 vessels with a total of about 723,000 tons of grain have left Ukrainian ports,” Çavuşoğlu said.
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