A deal that would pave the way for resuming Ukrainian grain exports through the Black Sea is set to be signed Friday, Turkey says.
An agreement to allow the safe transportation of Ukrainian grain shipments has been reached in talks between Russia and Ukraine, brokered by the United Nations and Turkey, Turkey's communications directorate said in a statement.
The deal will be signed in Istanbul at 4:30 p.m. local time (9:30 a.m. ET), with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and UN Secretary General António Guterres as parties to it, according to the statement.
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