Gutres: More food and fertilizers from Ukraine will help to stabilize the commodity market

Xinhua News Agency, Istanbul, August 20th (Reporter Wang Feng) UN Secretary -General Guterres said in Istanbul, the largest city in Turkey on the 20th that more food and fertilizer were shipped from Ukraine and Russia to further stabilize the commodity market and reduce prices. It is important.

According to the Turkish Ministry of Defense, Gutres came to the port of a grain ship that was parked in the Marmara Sea on the same day to listen to the introduction of the inspection steps of the members of the Black Sea Food Foreign Transportation Coordination Center, and then visited the located in Istanbul in Istanbul The Black Sea Food Foreign Transportation Center in Turkey National Defense University.

Gutres said to the media at the Joint Coordination Center that the previous agricultural product foreign transportation agreement also involved Russia's grain and chemical fertilizers from sanctions, and should ensure that these products are not hindered to enter the global market. Getres thanked the participants who made efforts to implement the agreement and emphasized the importance of cooperation.

Turkish Minister of Defense Akar said that the number of representatives of the joint coordination centers is increasing, and the increase of 20 people at the time of the initial construction to 71. It is believed that with the joint efforts of all parties, global food prices will further decline, and the food crisis that affects the world will be relieved.

Russia and Ukraine signed related agreements with the United Nations in Istanbul on July 22 on the issue of agricultural product transportation of Black Sea Port on July 22. The content of the agreement includes establishing a joint coordination center in Istanbul and ensuring the safety of food transportation. Russia and Ukraine agreed that none of them did not attack ships that transport agricultural products. On July 27, the Joint Coordination Center of the Black Sea Food Foreign Transport was officially operated. The first grain ship "Razani", which was carrying more than 26,000 tons of corn, was inspected in Istanbul on August 3 on August 3.

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