An informed source says that the procedures for inspecting the Ukrainian grain ship, bound for Lebanon, will begin on Wednesday, at the port of Istanbul.
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Procedures for inspection of Ukrainian grain ship in Istanbul begin Wednesday
An informed source said today, Tuesday, that the inspection procedures for the Ukrainian grain ship bound for Lebanon, which left the port of Odessa through the Black Sea, will begin tomorrow, Wednesday, in the Turkish port of Istanbul.
“Today, the ship arrives in Istanbul, and the inspection procedures are expected to take place on Wednesday, with the participation of all parties represented at the Coordination Center in Istanbul,” the source told the Russian “Sputnik” agency.
On July 22, Istanbul witnessed the signing of a multilateral agreement on lifting restrictions on the supply of food products and fertilizers from Russia, and assistance in the export of Ukrainian grain from the Black Sea coast. It includes the tripartite agreement, which Signed by representatives of Russia, Turkey, Ukraine and the United NationsUkraine exported grain, food and fertilizer across the Black Sea, from three ports, including Odessa.
And earlier, The Turkish Ministry of Defense announcedThe first ship loaded with foodstuffs, the cargo ship “Razzoni” under the flag of Sierra Leone, left, on Monday, the port of Odessa, and is supposed to arrive in Istanbul, on the second of August.
The sea lane, through which the ship loaded with corn sails, is located in the northwestern part of the Black Sea.
The humanitarian operation was planned, with the participation of Russian officers, who are located in the framework of the Joint Coordination Center in Istanbul.
And it is likely that the 120 days, which is the period of operation of the renewable agreement, will be enough to complete the procedures for shipping abroad 25 million tons of wheat and other grains stuck in Ukrainian ports.
In this context, Turkish media revealed that Opening of the Joint Coordination Centerin accordance with the terms of the Grain Transfer Understanding Initiative, at the headquarters of the Turkish Ministry of Defense in Ankara.