Russian President Vladimir Putin said the initiative of Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan to send flour from Russian grain to needy countries free of charge is being considered, reported from TASS.

"We agreed with the President of Turkey on expanding cooperation in agriculture, establishing reciprocal deliveries of agro-industrial products, and coordinating on international food security," Putin said on Thursday at the ceremony for delivering fuel to the Akkuyu nuclear power plant, commenting on a telephone conversation held earlier on Thursday.

Putin stressed: "Mr. Erdogan's initiative on the free shipment of flour to the neediest countries of the world, which will be produced by the Turkish flour-grinding industry from the grain supplied by the Russian side, is being evaluated."