Volodymyr Zelensky visits port as Ukraine readies for grain exports
July 29, 2022, 5:52 pm

Volodymyr Zelensky visits port as Ukraine readies for grain exports

We are ready to export Ukrainian grain. We are waiting for signals from our partners to start transport - President Volodymyr Zelensky

The Ukrainian presidency said on Friday (July 29), President Volodymyr Zelensky has visited a port in southern Ukraine to oversee grain being loaded for export onto a Turkish ship, following a deal with Russia brokered by the UN and Turkey.

Zelensky said, according to a statement from the presidency: "The first vessel, the first ship is being loaded since the beginning of the war. This is a Turkish vessel.”

Video footage from the Chornomorsk port released by the presidency showed him in front of a ship called Polarnet, the Barrons reported, citing the AFP.

The statement said exports could start in "the coming days" under the plan aimed at getting millions of tonnes of Ukrainian grain stranded by Russia's naval blockade to world markets.

"Our side is fully prepared. We sent all the signals to our partners -- the UN and Turkey, and our military guarantees the security situation.

Zelensky was quoted as saying: "The minister of infrastructure is in direct contact with the Turkish side and the UN. We are waiting for a signal from them that we can start.”

The export of grain will begin with several ships that were already loaded when Russia invaded in February - Photo: Ukrainian presidency

The presidency said the export of grain will begin with several ships that were already loaded when Russia invaded in February but unable to set sail due to the start of the war.

The deal to lift Russia's blockade -- the first significant accord involving the two warring sides since the assault began -- is aimed at helping mitigate a global food crisis that has seen prices soar in some of the world's poorest nations.

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Ukraine -- one of the world's top grain exporters before the war -- says it aims to export some 20 million tonnes of produce, worth some $10 billion, under the plan.

"It is important for us that Ukraine remains the guarantor of global food security," Zelensky, who was escorted by ambassador from the G7 nations, said in the statement.

Source: barrons

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