Russia officially announced the suspending of grain initiative

Russia officially announced that it is suspending its grain initiative

Statement from Ankara: Ministry of National Defense, "It has been communicated to the UN and our country by the Russian Federation that the Grain initiative has been temporarily stopped."

The Ministry of National Defense made a statement regarding the 'grain corridor', "It has been communicated to the United Nations and our country by the Russian Federation that the grain initiative was temporarily stopped due to the attacks in Sevastopol".

The Ministry of National Defense stated that Russia conveyed to the United Nations (UN) and the authorities in Turkey that the grain initiative was temporarily stopped due to the attacks in Sevastopol, and said, "The Russian personnel working in the Joint Coordination Center in Istanbul are still in the center. "There will be no ship exits from Istanbul. It is planned to continue the inspection of grain-laden ships waiting in front of Istanbul today and tomorrow," he said.

In the statement made by the Ministry, it was reminded that the Joint Coordination Center was established within the scope of the Black Sea Grain Initiative document signed on July 22 under the presidency of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres.

According to Sputnik, in the statement that as a result of the center's work, 9.3 million tons of grain has been safely shipped from Ukrainian ports to countries in need, and that Russia's grain initiative was temporarily stopped due to the attacks in Sevastopol on October 29, UN and Turkey. It is stated that he has forwarded it to the authorities in. The statement noted:

"The Russian personnel working at the Joint Coordination Center in Istanbul are still in the center. There will be no ship exits from Ukraine during this period. It is planned to continue the inspection of grain-laden vessels waiting in front of Istanbul today and tomorrow. The solution of the problem and the grain initiative have been successfully coordinated to date. Hulusi Akar, our Minister of National Defense, continues negotiations and coordination with his interlocutors and the relevant authorities among themselves in order to continue the ongoing activities.

In these talks, the parties are reminded of the importance of continuing this initiative, which has a positive impact on humanity worldwide and proving that all crises can be resolved with goodwill and dialogue, and to avoid any provocation that will negatively affect the continuation of the mechanism. The Republic of Turkey will continue to do its part in ensuring peace in the region and humanitarian aid, as it has done so far."