Turkey believes Ukraine deserves to become a member of NATO, Volodymyr Zelenskiy said at a press conference with Tayyip Erdogan in Istanbul as the leaders expressed hope for the extension of the Black Sea grain deal
He was speaking at a joint news conference with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy after the two parties met to discuss, brokered last year by Turkey and the United Nations, to allow for the safe export of grain from Ukrainian ports via the Black Sea despite the war.
"Our hope is that it will be extended at least once every three months, not every two months. We will make an effort in this regard and try to increase the duration of it to two years," he said at the news conference with Zelenskiy.Both men said they had also discussed another key question for Erdogan's talks with Putin -- the question of prisoner exchanges, which Zelenskiy said had been the first thing on their agenda.
Erdogan said the issue could also come up in his contacts with Putin before his visit. "If we make some phone calls before that, we will discuss it on the call as well," he said. Russia, angry about aspects of the grain deal's implementation, has threatened not to allow its further extension beyond July 17.
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