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Turkey announces establishment of operational center in Istanbul to export grain from Ukraine

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Turkish Presidential Communications Director Fahrettin Altun told Italian newspaper Il Messaggero that "as a result of our negotiations, a consensus was achieved" to establish the center, and Istanbul hopes that ships loaded with Ukrainian grain will depart "as soon as possible." Russia is blocking from export 20 million tons of grain in the Ukrainian ports.

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