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Six vessels left Ukrainian ports a day after Russia resumed participating in the agreement on Ukrainian grain exports across the Black Sea.
On Thursday, Türkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said six-grain ships left Ukrainian ports to transit the maritime corridor opened in the Black Sea last July under the Russia-Ukraine agreement.
According to the Minister, over 9.7 million tons of Ukrainian grain have been shipped via the Black Sea route. In this regard, he said, "We are going to intensify our efforts on the extension of the grain initiative, which will expire on November 19."
Russia announced its return to the Black Sea Grain Initiative after receiving assurances through the UN and Türkey that Kiev will not use the corridor for military purposes.
The Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement that a written guarantee had been received from Ukraine of not using the sea route and Ukrainian ports designated for grain export to carry out military operations against Russia.
6 grain vessels left #Ukrainian ports on Thursday after #Russia resumed its participation in the UN-brokered deal which allows #grain exports through the #BlackSea, Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said. pic.twitter.com/WMYRITsjep
— Beijing Daily (@DailyBeijing) November 3, 2022
On October 29, Moscow suspended the grain agreement negotiated by the United Nations (UN) and Türkiye due to Kiev's attack on Russian military and civilian vessels in Sevastopol (Crimea).
The agreement, aimed at ensuring grain and fertilizer supplies to world markets amid the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine, was signed in Istanbul on July 22.
Briefing by the Russian Defence Ministry.
— teleSUR English (@telesurenglish) October 24, 2022
October 24, 2022.#Russia #Ukraine pic.twitter.com/AAs0osqWvs
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