Translated by: João Nunes
Ukraine and Russia reach an agreement for the exportation of Cereal
The Turkish minister of defence confirmed, this Wednesday, that the negotiations between Russia, Ukraine, Turkey, and United Nations culminated in a settlement to form a centre of coordination, to guarantee the security of the cereal transportation routes.
In an official statement, the Turkish minister of defence, Hulusi Akar, states that an agreement will be signed next week, when every party meets again, adding that all sides agreed in combined controls to verify cereal in respective ports.
In the statement, the minister mentions: “It was executed a meeting between the military delegations of the Turkish, Russian and Ukrainian defence ministries, and the delegation of the United Nations, hosted by the National Defence Ministry, in Kalender Kasri”.
“In today’s meeting, that was an important step given to contribute to the solution of the food crisis of cereal and other foods, every detail about the secure transference of loaded ships by sea”, adds the minister. He also states that, because of the meeting “that happened in a positive and constructive environment” it was “reached an agreement on basic technical questions like the creation of a coordination centre in Istanbul where would be present representatives of all sides, combined controls when leaving the port and in arrival destinations”.
The goal will be to “guarantee the security of navigation in the transfer routes”. It was then settled that the Ukrainian and Russian delegations must meet again in Turkey next week. In this meeting, every detail will be revised a deal will be signed.
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