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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is due to travel to Istanbul (Turkey) on Friday July 7 to meet his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan. It will be a question of the extension of the grain agreement.
Friday, July 7, the visit of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to Turkey is very important. This is his first visit to the country. Turkey is the only major diplomatic actor to maintain good relations with both Ukraine and Russia. He is the only credible mediator. Do not expect that we speak of any peace agreement, the military situation does not lend itself to it at all.
Ukraine is one of the world’s leading producers of wheat
On the other hand, there is a burning subject: the cereal agreement concluded about a year ago under the aegis of the UN and which allows Ukraine to export its wheat despite the blockade of Russia. This is an important agreement, because Ukraine is one of the world’s leading producers of wheat. Turkish President Erdogan will try to use all his weight to extend it, but Russia has already made it known that it sees no reason for this, explains France Télévisions journalist Marc de Chalvron, special envoy to Slaviansk (Ukraine). .