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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan calls for Russia not to be "marginalised" in talks aimed at reviving a key deal to export Ukrainian grain through the Black Sea. "No process that marginalises Russia on the Black Sea grain initiative will be viable," Erdogan tells reporters after the close of the G20 summit in New Delhi. He also announced a forthcoming meeting on the issue between representatives from Russia, Ukraine and the United Nations, without specifying a precise date or location. SOUNDBITE
Turkey's President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, announces the extension of the Black Sea grain deal that allowed the export of Ukrainian grain to resume following Russia's invasion. "This agreement" he says, "is of vital importance in terms of global food supply". Ukraine's infrastructure minister, Oleksandr Kubrakov, tweeted that the deal has been extended for 120 days. COMPLETES EN_33BK8BL SOUNDBITE
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan meets his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of a regional summit in the Kazakh capital. IMAGES
Russia's President Vladimir Putin, Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Iran's Ebrahim Raisi attend the CICA summit in Astana, Kazakhstan, a cooperation forum of 27 Asian countries. An opportunity for Russia to strengthen its alliances in the context of the war in Ukraine. IMAGES
Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, says the West is staging "provocations" against Russia. Erdogan has maintained good working relations with Russian leader, Vladimir Putin, while trying to stay neutral in the conflict. Turkey has not joined the programme of Western sanctions against Russia and signed an economic agreement with Moscow earlier this month, but has also been supplying Ukraine with weapons and combat drones. SOUNDBITE