More than 17 million tons of grain have been carried by way of the Black Sea grain hall Türkiye helped dealer final yr in a bid to avert a possible meals disaster amid the Russia-Ukraine struggle, mentioned an official assertion on Saturday.
“The shipment of grain from Ukrainian ports continues safely as planned,” the Turkish National Defense Ministry mentioned.
So far, at the very least 643 grain-loaded ships left Ukrainian ports, based on the ministry assertion.
Last July, Türkiye, the UN, Russia, and Ukraine signed an settlement in Istanbul to renew grain exports from three Ukrainian Black Sea ports, which have been paused after the Russia-Ukraine struggle started in February 2022.
A joint coordination middle with officers from the three nations and the UN was arrange in Istanbul to supervise the shipments.
The first ship carrying grain departed on Aug. 1, 2022 from the Ukrainian port of Odesa below the historic deal.
Türkiye, internationally praised for its distinctive mediator position between Ukraine and Russia, has repeatedly referred to as on Kyiv and Moscow to finish the struggle by negotiations.
