Türkiye is currently in talks with UN and Western officials to revive the Black Sea grain initiative in its previous format, a diplomat in Türkiye told TASS.
"Talks are being held with the United Nations and Western countries, given recent meetings involving UN officials in Moscow and Istanbul," the diplomat said, adding that no progress had so far been made on the issue.
He referred to last week’s discussions between Turkish Deputy Foreign Minister Burak Akcapar and Rebeca Grynspan, Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Prior to that, UN officials visited Moscow to discuss the situation around the grain initiative and efforts toward supplying Russian grain and fertilizers to global markets with Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Vershinin.