Moscow – (Archyde.com)
The Kremlin said on Saturday that Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke by phone with his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
And the Kremlin stated, in a statement, that Erdogan thanked Putin for his “positive attitude” towards extending the grain export agreement across the Black Sea, and expressed his understanding of the moral position of the Russian side to achieve full implementation of the second part of the agreement, and to overcome obstacles to Russian agricultural products.
On Monday, Russia issued conditions for agreeing to any further extension of the Black Sea grain deal, and Putin said Moscow could send free grain to African countries if those conditions were not met.
The Kremlin said that Putin and Erdogan “expressed satisfaction with the positive motives of trade and economic relations and the successful implementation of joint strategic projects in the energy sector, including gas supplies and the construction of the Akkuyu power plant in Turkey.”
The statement stated that they also discussed the normalization of Turkish-Syrian relations.