Ukrainian, Turkish foreign minister says Black Sea deal must be renewed

FILE PHOTO: Vessels, carrying grain under UN's Black Sea Grain Initiative, wait for inspection in the southern anchorage of Istanbul, Turkey May 12, 2023. REUTERS/Yoruk Isik/File Photo

KYIV (Reuters) - The Turkish and Ukrainian foreign ministers said on Friday that other solutions to the export of Ukrainian grain than the Black Sea grain deal, which ended after Russia quit last month, were less optimal.

The deal brokered by Turkey and the United Nations last year had allowed the safe Black Sea export of Ukrainian grain. Ankara has been trying to persuade Moscow to return to the agreement.