Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will meet his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday to discuss the Russia-Ukraine crisis, the Turkish presidency said.
The two leaders would address the latest developments about resuming the Black Sea Grain Initiative, which was suspended July, the office said on its website.
“The latest status of contacts on the continuation of the initiative and the search for lasting peace in the region” would top the agenda of their meeting”,the office said.
The United Nations and Türkiye brokered the initiative between Russia and Ukraine, establishing a humanitarian maritime corridor for ships transporting food and fertilizer exports from Ukrainian Black Sea ports in July 2022.
According to the presidency, the two leaders would convene at the Dolmabahce Palace in Istanbul at 7 p.m. local time (1600 GMT) and are expected to hold a press conference afterward.
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