Breaking news… United Nations (UN) Secretary General Antonio Guterres stated that he is “extremely grateful” to Turkey for its peace initiatives in the Russia-Ukraine war.
UN Secretary General Spokesperson Stephane Dujarric thanked Turkey for its support for the initiatives on grain export from Ukraine and mines in the Black Sea.
“WE ARE GRATEFUL”
Dujarric, “The Secretary General is extremely grateful to Turkey for its support to the resolution of the situation in the Black Sea and the efforts of the Secretary General.” said.
Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said that Turkey is trying to help take confidence-building measures between Russia and Ukraine in removing grain-carrying ships from the war zone and clearing mines placed in the sea by Ukraine in the Odessa region.
Stating that the mines can be cleared technically in 1-2 weeks, Çavuşoğlu said, “Ukraine does not want Russian warships to enter Odessa ports from here. Russia also does not want ships that will carry cargo through this corridor to carry weapons to Ukraine. How will they be sure of all this? There should be an inspection mechanism. Last night, we learned that both Mr. (Vladimir) Putin and (Vladimir) Zelenskiy can cooperate on this issue. he had spoken.
Stating that Turkey is working with the UN on this issue, Çavuşoğlu said, “The UN has a proposal. The establishment of a four-way contact group consisting of the UN, Turkey, Russia and Ukraine. We said ‘yes’ to this in principle. To hold a meeting at a technical level. The idea has emerged. A complete consensus on this issue has not been reached yet.” he said. (AA)