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Sunak, Erdoğan agree on need to extend Black Sea grain deal

According to an announcement from Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's office on Tuesday, both British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan acknowledged the significance of extending the Black Sea grain deal.

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Published July 11,2023
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British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan agreed on the importance of extending the Black Sea grain deal that allows Ukraine to export grain from its Black Sea ports, Sunak's office said on Tuesday.

"President Erdoğan updated the Prime Minister on (Ukrainian) President Zelensky's recent visit to Türkiye and the leaders agreed on the importance of ensuring an extension to the Black Sea Grain Deal," Sunak's office said in a statement after the two leaders met at a NATO summit in Lithuania.