Three ships with cereals leave Ukraine despite Russia suspending the agreement

Three freighters with cereals have left this Tuesday from Ukrainian waters to go to Istanbul within the framework of the agreement on the export of cereals that Russia suspended on Saturday, the Joint Coordination Center (JCC) reports from Istanbul.

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“The United Nations secretariat at the JCC reports that today, three ships are transiting the humanitarian corridor heading out (from Ukraine)”the delegation’s spokeswoman, Ismini Palla, said in a message.

“The navigation has been agreed between the delegations of Ukraine, Turkey and the United Nations at the JCC. Russia has been informed needs the message.

The three ships are the SSI Challenger, which left the port of Chornomorsk yesterday with 49,000 tons of corn destined for Germany, the Bomustafa O, which left the same port today for Libya with 22,800 tons of wheat, and the Nimet Torlak, which left Yuzhni today loaded with 12,700 tons of sunflower meal for Morocco.

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Already yesterday, 14 ships transited the same humanitarian corridor, 12 of them leaving Ukraine and two heading from Istanbul to the ports of the Slavic country, adds the JCC statement.

Also yesterday, Turkish and United Nations inspectors carried out inspections of 46 ships from Ukraine and will continue this task today, it adds.

“The United Nations Coordinator for the Black Sea Grains Initiative, Amir Abdulla, continues discussions with the three member states (of the agreement, i.e. Russia, Ukraine and Turkey) in an effort to regain their full participation in the JCC. ”, adds Palla’s message.

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Ankara is also making efforts on its part, the Turkish Ministry of Defense has indicated, noting that the head of the portfolio, Hulusi Akar, spoke yesterday by telephone with his Russian counterpart, Sergei Shoigu, and today with his Ukrainian colleague, Oleksii Reznikov, and Infrastructure Minister Oleksandr Kubrakov.

Turkey asked on Tuesday that the agreement that allows cereals to be exported from Ukrainian ports be kept out of the conflict over the Russian invasion of Ukraine due to its importance for world food security.

“The grain export deal has gone a long way in alleviating the global food crisis, as almost 10 million tonnes of grain has been shipped to those in need, and has shown that ‘cooperation and dialogue’ solve problems ”, Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar stated.

The total of grain exported from the three Ukrainian ports provided for in the agreement, Odessa, Chornomorsk and Yuzhni, today reaches 9.7 million tons, reports the JCC.

Source: Elcomercio

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