Washington:
US Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo told Turkish Deputy Finance Minister Yunus Elitas that Russian entities and individuals were trying to use Turkey to evade Western sanctions imposed after Moscow’s war in Ukraine, the Treasury Department said.
In a phone call, the two also discussed ongoing efforts to implement and enforce sanctions against Russia, the ministry said in a statement.
Earlier today, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Russian fertilizers and agricultural products must be able to reach global markets “unhindered” or a global food crisis could strike as early as next year.
“It is important that all governments and the private sector work together to bring them to market,” he said of the Joint Coordination Center (JCC).
The JCC oversees the implementation of the Ukrainian grain export agreement signed by Kiev and Moscow in July with the UN and Turkey as guarantors.
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