Türkiye intensifies contacts on grain deal ahead of Erdogan-Putin meeting

Türkiye intensified contacts with Ukraine, the United States and the EU on the grain deal ahead of the anticipated meeting between Presidents of Türkiye and Russia Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Vladimir Putin, respectively, a diplomatic source told TASS, according to Report.

"The work proceeds under the auspices of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Defense and Ministry of Trade," the source said, adding that problems in the implementation of the grain initiative are being addressed.

According to previous reports, the visit will take place on August 20.

Meanwhile, the Milliyet newspaper reports that Putin will visit Türkiye 'in the coming days'. Ahaber notes that if the Russian leader does not travel to the country, then Erdogan will travel to Russia.

Russian President's Spokesperson Dmidry Peskov said on August 3 that the venue and exact date of the meeting will be agreed through diplomatic channels. The day before that Peskov noted that the 'venue of the meeting will be agreed upon' and that 'it is not necessarily Türkiye.'