US Secretary of State Rubio pointed out the critical area! 'We are examining Türkiye's suggestions'

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio made evaluations about the Ukraine-Russia war at the press conference he held in Atlanta after the G20 Foreign Ministers Meeting.

Pointing out that ship attacks in the Black Sea threaten global food and energy security, Rubio stated that a limited ceasefire option is on the agenda to secure grain shipments. The US minister said, "There are different problems in different regions regarding the freedom of maritime transportation. When we look at the Black Sea, we see that many countries have expressed their opinions and are ready to contribute. Both Turkey and India came to the table with some suggestions that will ensure the reactivation of grain shipments. Because this situation threatens the world's food security and partly its energy security."

Speaking about whether a ceasefire is possible to secure grain shipments in the Black Sea and ensure food security, Marco Rubio said, "I think there is a growing interest in the international community to become a guarantor or facilitator of an agreement to solve this problem that threatens energy security as well as food and grain shipments. I can say that the interest in playing a role in this issue has increased again. For example, we are examining the proposals that Türkiye sent to us about a week or two ago in this context. We will continue to evaluate these proposals. We want to reach such an agreement. "This will not end the war, but it will at least resolve some aspect of the war," he said.

Evaluating the possibility of a ceasefire, Rubio said, "I am not someone who makes probability calculations. I cannot say that it is more or less. However, I can say that there is an interest in facilitating such an agreement. Moreover, this is not a new issue. For example, Turkey made continuous efforts in the past on this issue and ensured that an agreement came into force for a while. However, the agreement in question was later broken down. Therefore, I do not want to make a prediction about the possibility of reaching an agreement. I think that this affects many countries of the world and this effect has been expressed today. Especially the African continent is paying a heavy price for this situation. There is also energy "It has a size," he said.

Rubio, who defended inviting Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to the meeting, stated that it was not possible to end the war through diplomatic means without meeting with Moscow. Describing the war in Ukraine as "extremely brutal and destructive", the US minister pointed out that the conflicts carry the risk of spreading to other countries due to sabotage attempts and unmanned aerial vehicles entering NATO airspace. Emphasizing the importance of cooperation in areas where there are common points even though the interests of the countries do not always coincide, Rubio said, "Because we all face these challenges, we must work together to overcome them."