Akar: Russia denies missile attack on Odessa port

Hulusi Akar, Turkish National Defense Minister

© APA | Hulusi Akar, Turkish National Defense Minister

# 23 July 2022 18:27 (UTC +04:00)

Turkish National Defense Minister Hulusi Akar held a telephone conversation with his Ukrainian counterpart Aleksey Reznikov and Ukrainian Infrastructure Minister Oleksandr Kubrakov, APA's correspondent in Istanbul reports.

He noted that during the telephone conversation, the sides discussed shelling of Odessa by missile fires.

Akar stressed that there were also negotiations with the Russian side. According to the Turkish Defense Minister, the Russian side said that they had no relation to the shelling.

The minister also stressed that Turkiye was also concerned that this incident happened immediately after the grain agreement signed yesterday.

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