Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Friday that Russia is ready to negotiate on grain with Ukraine and Turkey.

The Russian diplomat made the remarks while attending the G20 foreign ministers' meeting in Indonesia. 

On Thursday, Lavrov and his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu held a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the G20 ministerial meeting. 

Cavusoglu later said they discussed "war in Ukraine, food security and Syria."

Recently, several Turkish officials, including President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, have said that Turkey is maintaining communication and negotiations with all parties on the Black Sea food security corridor and wish to achieve substantial results as soon as possible.

Since Russia launched a special military operation against Ukraine in late February, the international community's concern about the disruption of the food supply chain and a potential global food crisis has increased as conflicts between Russia and Ukraine, two major global grain exporters, continue. 

(With input from Reuters)