Since the inception of the agreement, approximately 17 million tons of grain have been transported by sea through the humanitarian corridor. Hulusi Akar, Chairman of the Ministry of National Defense, announced on the broadcast of the TV channel. on TRT.
“Approximately 17 million tons of grain were exported in the grain corridor operation carried out with the coordination and support of Turkey,” the Minister of National Defense said.
Agreement on the creation of a corridor for the export of agricultural products from Ukraine via the Black Sea in Istanbul on July 22 signed Representatives of Russia, Turkey, Ukraine and the UN.
October 29, after the Ukrainian attack on the ships of the Russian Federation Black Sea Fleet in the Sevastopol Bay, Russia announced on the termination of its participation in the grain agreement “for an indefinite period”. November 2 Russian President Vladimir Putin declarationThat Moscow reserves the right to withdraw from the grain agreement in case of violation of its terms by Kyiv. Then the Ukrainian side assured that it would not use the grain corridor for military purposes.
Putin in mid-December signed A law in 2023 that allows Russian insurance companies to transact with insurers from unfriendly states in relation to the export of food and mineral fertilizers.
In the second half of December, the press service of the Turkish Ministry of Defense knowledgeableHe said more than 14 million tons of agricultural products were exported from Ukrainian ports along the maritime humanitarian corridor as part of the grain deal.
Source: Gazeta
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