Talks on grain deal at technical level to kick off in Istanbul today

The success in negotiations on extending the grain deal will largely depend on the agreements to be reached at the meeting in Istanbul on Friday and next week, a source in Ankara told TASS before the meeting of the representatives of Türkiye, Ukraine, Russia and UN at a technical level on May 5.

"Before holding the meeting on the level of deputies minister of defense of the three countries, it was decided to hold a meeting at a technical level with UN's participation. Both are interconnected and further talks on extending the deal will largely depend on their success," the source said.