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Published: 09:57, August 05, 2022 | Updated: 14:01, August 05, 2022
3 more grain vessels set to sail from Ukraine on Friday
By Xinhua
Published:09:57, August 05, 2022 Updated:14:01, August 05, 2022 By Xinhua

In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Infrastructure Ministry Press Office, the Sierra Leone-flagged Razoni cargo ship, with 26,000 tonnes of the Ukrainian corn aboard, leaves the port in Odesa region, Ukraine, Aug 1, 2022. (UKRAINIAN INFRASTRUCTURE MINISTRY PRESS OFFICE VIA AP)

ANKARA – Three ships loaded with grain and other food supplies that have been waiting in Ukrainian ports are scheduled to set sail on Friday, the semi-official Anadolu Agency reported on Thursday, quoting Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar.

On July 22, Russia and Ukraine signed a deal with Türkiye and the United Nations to allow food and fertilizer exports from the Ukrainian ports in the Black Sea, namely Odesa, Chornomorsk, and Pivdennyi

Akar spoke on the phone separately with Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov and Ukrainian Infrastructure Minister Oleksandr Kubrakov on Thursday to discuss the export of grain from Ukraine.

The first grain-laden cargo ship leaving the Ukrainian port under a UN-brokered deal anchored off Istanbul on the Black Sea and was inspected by a team of representatives from the recently established Joint Coordination Center on Wednesday.

The Sierra Leone-flagged ship Razoni left Odesa early on Monday with 26,527 tons of corn and sailed for Lebanon after the inspection was completed on Wednesday.

The JCC was inaugurated in Istanbul last week. It has a total of 20 representatives from Ukraine, Russia, the United Nations, and Türkiye to monitor the implementation of the grain shipment process.

On July 22, Russia and Ukraine signed a deal with Türkiye and the United Nations to allow food and fertilizer exports from the Ukrainian ports in the Black Sea, namely Odesa, Chornomorsk, and Pivdennyi.

READ MORE: UN: Details for Ukraine grain shipments still being worked out

The deal aims to allow safe passage for ships carrying grain to world markets amid concerns about food shortages due to the prolonged crisis in Ukraine. Russia and Ukraine are major global wheat suppliers. 


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