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Erdogan announces extension of Ukrainian grain export deal for two months

July 13, 2023

“With the efforts of our country, with the support of our Russian friends and the contribution of our Ukrainian friends, it was decided to extend the Black Sea grain agreement for another two months,” Erdogan once said. before the end of the agreement. .

Erdogan’s remarks, made in a speech to officials of his Justice and Development Party, come after the last ship left a Ukrainian port under the deal.

The deal allows for the safe export of Ukrainian grain through Black Sea ports and was due to expire on Thursday.

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The Arab Desk leads The Eastern Herald's reporting on the Middle East and North Africa. The desk has covered the Gaza-Israel war since October 2023, the Iran-Israel war of 2025-2026, the fall of the Assad government in Syria, Hezbollah's political and military shifts in Lebanon, the war in Yemen, and the diplomatic realignment of the Gulf states under the Abraham Accords and the Saudi-Iranian rapprochement.

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