“During the recent Istanbul negotiations (on grain exports. -

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), the position taken by the Russian side was very positive and constructive,” TASS quotes him.

Erdogan expressed confidence that the results of negotiations on the situation with grain will be discussed throughout the world.

Earlier, Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said that the plan on the grain issue was agreed upon by the Quartet on general principles and now it needs to be specified.

UN Secretary General António Guterres also commented on the grain export talks held in Istanbul.

According to him, the negotiators managed to come to an agreement on many significant aspects of grain exports.

The Kremlin expects that in the near future negotiations on grain with the participation of representatives of Russia, Turkey, Ukraine and the UN will be continued.