Erdogan: We will continue our efforts to resolve the Ukrainian war crisis

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced on Friday that he will hold talks with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday to overcome the challenges of the deal on exporting grain through Black Sea ports.

He also said, “We will continue our efforts to resolve the Ukrainian war crisis,” Turkish channel (TRT) reported.

The grain deal signed between the two countries last July, under the aegis of Turkey and the United Nations, expired on November 19 and allowed more than 11 million tons of grain to be removed from Ukrainian ports within four months, before to be renewed again.

The deal also helped avert a global food crisis by allowing the export of food and fertilizers from many of Ukraine’s Black Sea ports that had been closed by Russia.