The first grain ship from Ukraine arrived in the Haikou of the Black Sea of Istanbul

Xinhua News Agency, Istanbul, August 2 (Reporter Wang Feng) The Turkish Ministry of Defense said on the 2nd that the first grain ship departing from the port of Odessa, Ukraine has arrived in Haikou, the Black Sea of ​​the Bosptruz Strait, which is located in the largest city of Istanbul, the largest city in Turkey.

The Turkish Ministry of Defense said on its social media account that day that the "Razani" cargo ship carrying more than 26,000 tons of corn has been parked at the designated anchor, waiting for the representative of the joint coordination center of the Black Sea Food Foreign Transport.

According to Turkish media reports, a joint coordination center team composed of Russia, Ukraine, the United Nations and Turkey will be boarded at 10:00 local time on the 3rd.

The "Razani" cargo ship left Odessa on the morning of the 1st and sailed to Ripoli Port in Lebanon. More than a dozen ships full of grain were waiting for Hong Kong in the port of Odessa. Turkish Minister of Defense Akal said in an interview with the country's Anadalu News Agency on the 1st that if there is no problem, the cargo ship will continue its range. Other cargo ships will also pass the "established corridor" in the same way in the same way according to the Black Sea Port Agricultural Products Foreign Transportation Agreement.

On July 22, Russia and Ukraine signed related agreements with the United Nations on the problem of agricultural products of Black Sea Port on the Black Sea port agricultural products. The agreement includes the establishment of a joint coordination center in Istanbul and ensuring the safety of food transportation. The joint coordination center will assign representatives to jointly manage the vessels entering and exiting the port, including 3 Ukrainian ports, including Odeza Port Food and fertilizer.

Ukraine is known as the "European Grasson" and is a large exporter of corn and wheat. According to reports, due to the conflict of Russia and Ukraine, more than 20 million tons of Ukrainian grains remain in the port of Odessa and cannot be shipped. Ukraine has accused Russia of blocking ports to prevent U -Fang from exporting food. Russia denied the interference of Ukraine's exports, accusing Ukrainian from setting up a large amount of mines in the Black Sea waters to endanger navigation safety.

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