Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs Mevlut Cavusoglu discussed, in a phone call on Tuesday with his US counterpart Antony Blinken, bilateral relations between the two countries.

They also discussed Sweden’s file in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and Ukrainian grain export deal through ports of the Black Sea.

On Jul. 22, 2023, Istanbul witnessed the signing of an agreement between Russia and Ukraine on the safe shipping initiative for grain and foodstuffs from Ukrainian ports brokered by Turkiye and the United Nations.

On May 17, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced two-month extension of Ukrainian grain export agreement through ports of the Black Sea.

Source: Qatar News Agency