ANKARA, January 16. /TASS/. Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan had a phone conversation with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Monday in which they discussed the details of a project for processing Russian grain in Turkey into flour and its supply to African countries, the administration of the Turkish leader reported following the conversation.
"[The two leaders] discussed the functioning of the grain corridor, export of ammonia, as well as specific steps as part of the project for processing grain from Russia into flour in Turkey and its supply to African countries in need," the report says.
Erdogan previously discussed the issue of Russian grain supplies to Africa with Putin on January 5.
Agreements on food exports from Ukraine were concluded on July 22 in Istanbul for 120 days. One of the agreements was initially valid until November 19 and regulated the procedure for the export of grain from the ports of Odessa, Chornomorsk and Yuzhny controlled by Kiev. The agreements were extended on November 17 for another 120 days. The Russian Foreign Ministry explained that the deal was extended automatically due to the absence of objections from the parties involved (Russia, Turkey, Ukraine and the UN).