Zelenskyy and Erdoğan Agree to Revive Black Sea Grain Corridor
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Ukrainian President Zelenskyy and Turkish President Erdoğan agreed in Istanbul to work on establishing a new Black Sea grain corridor, with Erdoğan pledging to follow up with the Russian side and US Secretary Rubio examining Turkey's proposals.
Meeting in Istanbul on International Black Sea Day, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan agreed to jointly pursue the establishment of a new Black Sea grain corridor to protect civilian shipping and food security. Zelenskyy stated: "Today, I reached an agreement with President Erdoğan to work on the Black Sea grain corridor." Erdoğan warned that attacks on civilian vessels in the Black Sea were unacceptable regardless of who carried them out, and said he planned to raise the issue with Russian leadership after his meetings with Zelenskyy. The two leaders discussed concrete ideas and proposals on both food security and civilian shipping routes. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, on the sidelines of the G20 Atlanta meeting, separately confirmed that Washington was examining proposals — including Turkey's — to facilitate grain shipments through the Black Sea. The development comes amid broader diplomatic efforts to stabilise a conflict that has severely disrupted global grain markets since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
