JAKARTA - Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Vershinin and Turkish Ambassador to Moscow Tanju Bilgic met on Wednesday local time to urge an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.

"In detailed discussions, the two sides raised the Middle East issue at the Security Council and the UN General Assembly with particular emphasis on the escalation of violence in the occupied Palestinian territories, especially in the Gaza Strip," according to a statement from the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported by ANTARA from TASS-OANA, Wednesday, December 20...

It said both sides emphasized the urgent need to stop the bloodshed through an immediate and comprehensive ceasefire.

The statement also stated that it is important to build broad and unimpeded humanitarian access and prevent the crisis from spreading to other countries in the region.

Vershinin and Bilgic discussed the unhindered supply of agricultural products and fertilizers, including from Russia, to world markets in order to ensure global food security.

Free supplies of Russian grain fertilizer to the poorest countries are also being considered, according to the statement.

The two diplomats met on December 18 at the request of the Turkish side.


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