Djibouti, Somalia among others considered for Ukraine grain deal

Turkey’s president Recep Tayyip Erdogan has prioritized Djibouti, Somalia and Sudan as countries struggling with supplies in a deal to free up grain exports from Ukraine.

In an interview with Turkish broadcaster ATV, Mr Erdogan said “the situation in Djibouti, Somalia and Sudan is not good at all. If there is a problem in any other less developed countries, we will carry out shipments to these countries,”

Erdogan said he and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy had discussed sending grain to these countries due to the crises bedeviling the regions.
In July, a grain deal was brokered by Turkey and the United nations (UN), bringing to an end a five-month Russian blockade of Ukrainian ports that gagged millions of tonnes of grain and sunflower oil, affecting food prices across the globe.
The deal shall come to an expiry on 19 November but it could still be extended by the parties involved.

Russia agreed this week to restart its participation in the agreement as against its early suspension of support for grain exports which put many countries depending on the grain in a perplex conditions.