“We hope this process will continue without interruptions & problems. We’ll do what is necessary to this end. We hope that the agreement will lead to a ceasefire & lasting peace,” Çavuşoğlu added.

Earlier on Monday, the Turkish Defense Ministry confirmed that the first ship carrying Ukrainian grain had set off from the port of Odesa.

The Sierra Leone-flagged cargo ship, Razoni left the port of Odesa for Lebanon, the ministry said.

On July 22, Russian and Ukrainian officials signed a UN-backed deal aimed at allowing grain exports to leave Ukraine to help ease a global food crisis caused in part by Moscow's invasion of its neighbor. (ILKHA)