Turkish foreign minister, UN chief discuss Syria and Ukraine

Efforts to secure grain exports from war-hit Ukraine were on the agenda on Thursday in a phone call between Türkiye's foreign minister Mevlut Cavusoglu and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.

During the call, Cavusoglu and Guterres also evaluated developments in Ukraine and humanitarian aid to Syria, the Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

In another phone call, Cavusoglu congratulated his newly appointed Slovenian counterpart Tanja Fajon on her post, the ministry added.

During the talk, bilateral relations and developments in Ukraine were also discussed.