Erdogan says any grain deal talks excluding Russia’s participation bound to fail

Addis Ababa, September 10, 2023 (FBC) – Turkey is paying great attention to ensuring food security in Africa, but any alternatives to the grain deal that exclude Russia’s participation are bound to fail, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday.

“In the grain corridor process, we believe that any initiative that isolates Russia is bound to fail, its success is of very little possibility,” Erdogan said after the G20 Summit in New Delhi.

The Turkish leader also noted that Turkey and Qatar were attaching great significance to grain supplies to Africa suffering from food scarcity.

“At the meeting with [Russian Foreign Minister] Sergey Lavrov, I proposed that we do not limit ourselves to 1 million tonnes [of grain supplies to Africa], but send even more grain instead, since African countries need it,” Erdogan said. Sputnik