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Images of the Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Vershinin leaving a UN building following talks on renewing the Ukraine grain export deal. Russia has agreed to renew the accord but only for another 60 days. IMAGES
Sergei Lavrov leaves in a car after landing at Esenboga airport in Ankara. The Russian Foreign Minister is in Turkey for a two-day visit for talks on unblocking grain exports from Ukraine, which have been stalled by Moscow's offensive. IMAGES
French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna welcomes her Italian counterpart Antonio Tajani for a joint press conference at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Paris. IMAGES
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan calls for Russia not to be "marginalised" in talks aimed at reviving a key deal to export Ukrainian grain through the Black Sea. "No process that marginalises Russia on the Black Sea grain initiative will be viable," Erdogan tells reporters after the close of the G20 summit in New Delhi. He also announced a forthcoming meeting on the issue between representatives from Russia, Ukraine and the United Nations, without specifying a precise date or location. SOUNDBITE
China's top diplomat Wang Yi, who has just taken over as Beijing's foreign affairs minister following the announcement that his predecessor Qin Gang had been sacked, meets with Turkey's Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan in Ankara ahead of an expected meeting with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. After a month without being seen in public, Qin was removed from office by Beijing's top lawmaking body on Tuesday after just 207 days in the job, following weeks of speculation that the former ambassador to the United States and confidant of President Xi Jinping had fallen out of favour. IMAGES
Supporters of Zambian President Lungu hold a rally in Lusaka during a tense presidential race, which has been marked by clashes between rival supporters. The presidential election will take place on Thursday. IMAGES.