Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said that the Joint Coordination Center, which began its activities in Istanbul in cooperation with the Turkish Ministry of Defense in implementation of the Ukrainian grain transport agreement, is an indication of Ankara’s tangible contribution to global food security.
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This came in a session held on the sidelines of the 13th Turkish Ambassadors Conference in the capital, Ankara, attended by Defense Minister Hulusi Akar.
Çavuşoğlu said that the Turkish Defense Ministry had taken an important role in the efforts to reach an agreement on the export of Ukrainian grain to world markets.
He pointed out that the Turkish Foreign Ministry continues to coordinate with the Ministry of Defense regarding security issues and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
He continued, “There is complete coordination between the two ministries regarding foreign files, the most important of which are Syria, Libya, the Aegean Sea, the eastern Mediterranean, Cyprus and the Caucasus.”
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On July 22, Turkey, Russia, Ukraine and the United Nations signed the “Document on the Initiative for the Safe Shipping of Grains and Foodstuffs from Ukrainian Ports” during a meeting hosted by Istanbul.
The agreement guarantees securing exports of grain stuck in the Ukrainian ports on the Black Sea (Eastern Europe) to the world.
