Belarusian, Turkish foreign ministers discuss upcoming bilateral events

November 3, BPN. Belarusian Foreign Minister Uładzimir Makiej and his Turkish counterpart Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu have had a telephone conversation focused on implementing “agreements reached at the highest level” and “bilateral events in the near future,” the Belarusian foreign ministry said.

Makiej and Çavuşoğlu also discussed “the region’s current events, including the situation in Ukraine.” The Belarusian minister “appreciated Turkey’s efforts to resume the grain deal processes.”

This was a reference to a deal between Ukraine and Russia, facilitated by Turkey and the UN, on the safe exports of grain from the Black Sea ports to Asian and African countries.

Alaksandr Łukašenka met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan during the summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia on October 13

One day later, he told NBC in an interview that he might visit Ankara soon.