ISTANBUL: The 1st formal shipment of Ukrainian grain due to the fact Russia’s invasion arrived at Turkish territorial waters on Tuesday in close proximity to the entrance to the Bosphorus Strait, in accordance to an AFP staff on web-site.
The Sierra Leone-flagged Razoni is due to be inspected Wednesday around Istanbul by a workforce that includes Russian and Ukrainian officials in advance of providing its cargo of 26,000 tonnes of maize to Tripoli, Lebanon.
“The inspection of the ship by the joint inspection staff will begin (Wednesday) early morning,” the Turkish defence ministry mentioned.
The supply, which established off from the Black Sea port of Odessa on Monday, is the 1st beneath a UN-backed deal brokered with the assistance of Turkey final thirty day period.
But Western-backed leaders in Kyiv accuse Russia of thieving Ukrainian grain in territories seized by Kremlin forces because their February invasion and then transport it overseas.
The Sierra Leone-flagged Razoni is due to be inspected Wednesday around Istanbul by a workforce that includes Russian and Ukrainian officials in advance of providing its cargo of 26,000 tonnes of maize to Tripoli, Lebanon.
“The inspection of the ship by the joint inspection staff will begin (Wednesday) early morning,” the Turkish defence ministry mentioned.
The supply, which established off from the Black Sea port of Odessa on Monday, is the 1st beneath a UN-backed deal brokered with the assistance of Turkey final thirty day period.
But Western-backed leaders in Kyiv accuse Russia of thieving Ukrainian grain in territories seized by Kremlin forces because their February invasion and then transport it overseas.
