Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and the Minister of Defense of Turkey Hulushi Akar phoned on the evening of October 31 and discussed issues of grain transaction. This was reported by the Russian defense department.
“On October 31, the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation Army General Sergei Shoigu held negotiations by phone with the Minister of Defense of the Republic of Turkish, Hulushi Akar. The issues of suspension of the Russian side of the sale of agreements on the export of agricultural products from Ukrainian ports under the” Black Sea Grain Initiative “were discussed. In the message of the Ministry.