Russian President Vladimir Putin thanked Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for his contribution to the implementation of agreements reached on the export of grain from Ukrainian ports.

According to APA's Moscow correspondent, the Russian president thanked Erdogan for the implementation of the grain agreement during the meeting held in Samarkand within the framework of the SCO summit.

"First of all, I would like to thank you once again for your contribution to the implementation of the food program, which you mentioned today, I mean the export of Ukrainian grain," Putin said.