We are preparing to welcome Putin here in August, Erdogan said at a press conference in Istanbul, shortly after his return from Brussels, where he attended a summit of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).

Despite Erdogan’s assurances in Moscow, the press service of the presidency made it clear that, for the time being, there are no definitions about the timing of Putin’s visit to Türkiye.

We have a common position on the agreement for the safe transportation of grain through the Black Sea, the Turkish president said in reference to the four-party agreement between Russia, Ukraine, the United Nations and Türkiye, signed nearly a year ago in Istanbul.

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