Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov held talks in Turkey on extending the Black Sea Grain deal that allows Ukraine to export grain.

Lavrov, who arrived in Ankara, joined Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, at a dinner breaking the fast during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan before the pair headed into talks on Friday.

They are due to address a joint news conference at the presidential palace where Lavrov will also meet Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

The Russian foreign ministry said Lavrov would discuss the grain deal, which Moscow says it extended “as a gesture of goodwill for another 60 days”.

Turkey is pushing for a 120-day extension in line with the original agreement, which was negotiated by Ankara and the United Nations last year.