PUTIN AND ERDOGAN DISCUSS NORTHERN SYRIA DEVELOPMENTS, GRAIN CORRIDOR

Mon 11 July 2022:

Türkiye’s president and his Russian counterpart discussed the establishment of safe corridors for grain exports in the Black Sea and the latest developments in northern Syria, the Turkish Communications Directorate said on Monday.

During their phone call, Recep Tayyip Erdogan emphasized the importance of extending the cross-border aid mechanism in Syria, the directorate said in a statement.

On Friday, Russia vetoed a bid to extend UN Security Council approval for 12 months of UN aid deliveries to some 4 million people in opposition-controlled north-west Syria from Turkiye. Moqbel said: “The numbers of the conflict are shocking, but these are not just numbers. They represent millions of mothers, fathers, sons, daughters, friends and colleagues caught up in a crisis which seems to have no end.”

The Syria Relief statement said: “Time is running out. We implore the Security Council to authorise cross-border assistance to prevent a completely avoidable and unnecessary humanitarian catastrophe.”

President Erdogan also told Vladimir Putin that it is time to take action regarding the UN’s plan to establish safe corridors in the Black Sea for grain exports.

Furthermore, Erdogan reiterated that the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine should be ended with a lasting and just peace through negotiations.

Türkiye is ready to contribute to the negotiation process, the president added.

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