KYIV.UkraineGate , 8 , June , 2022 | Politic News.
The Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba said that the meeting of the Foreign Ministers of Turkey Mevlut Cavusoglu and Russia Serhiy Lavrov was planned as a bilateral visit, the participation of representatives of Ukraine in it is not provided. The Ukrainian diplomat noted that Lavrov was simply lucky to be able to fly to Turkey .
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“As far as I know, Lavrov’s visit to Turkey was planned not in the context of this grain crisis, but as a general bilateral visit. But over time, it coincided with the peak of efforts to resolve the food crisis, so everyone thinks he is going to negotiate there But the context of this visit is much broader, “the minister said.
“No one can forbid the laurel minister to go to Turkey or the Turkish foreign minister to receive him. Laurel is just lucky to be able to fly there,” he said.
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The Minister said that the presence of Ukrainian representatives is not planned at this meeting, it is a bilateral visit with a broad agenda.
Also, according to him, Ukraine is talking about resolving the food crisis, unblocking Ukrainian ports, primarily through the United Nations.
“All other tracks and efforts – please, we welcome them, but on one condition: that the final decision must 100% take into account the security interests of Ukraine. Ukraine’s security interests are two things. We need enough weapons to protect Odessa and “And we need a clear mission to patrol the canal through which grain will be delivered by ships of countries we can trust. In this regard, we can trust the Turkish navy,” he added. .
The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry said the day before that they appreciated Turkey’s efforts to unblock Ukrainian ports.
At the same time, they noted that there are currently no agreements on this issue between Ukraine, Turkey and Russia. They stressed that decisions must be made with the participation of all parties involved.
Any agreements that do not take into account the interests of Ukraine will be rejected, the Foreign Ministry stressed.