Poland and Ukraine reached a deal to restart the monitored and sealed transit of Ukrainain grain by means of the previous’s territory, Polish Agriculture Minister Robert Telus stated Tuesday.
“We have managed to set up mechanisms that will mean that not even a tonne of grain remains in Poland. The goods will transit through Poland,” Telus stated.
Poland’s Development Minister Waldemar Buda added a ban on imports of Ukrainian meals merchandise to Poland would stay in place.
Pressure has been mounting on Brussels to work out a European Union-wide resolution after Warsaw and Budapest introduced bans on some imports from Ukraine on the weekend, with different international locations in jap Europe saying they’re additionally contemplating motion.
Farmers say low cost imports from Ukraine, which has confronted difficulties exporting by sea as a consequence of Russia’s invasion, have lowered costs and decreased their gross sales.
In Poland, the problem has created an issue in an election yr for the ruling nationalist Law and Justice (PiS) social gathering that depends on rural areas for a lot of its assist.
Ukraine had stated its precedence was to reopen transit by means of Poland.
“We managed to create such mechanisms that will ensure that not a single ton of grain will remain in Poland,” Telus advised journalists after two days of talks in Warsaw.
Meanwhile, Ukraine’s first deputy prime minister stated she was assured that Ukrainian exporters would respect the phrases of a grain transit deal agreed with Poland.
The official, Yulia Svyrydenko, advised a joint news convention together with her Polish counterparts in Warsaw that the Ukrainian authorities understood the issues of Polish and Ukrainian farmers and have been dedicated to resolving the problem.
Source: www.dailysabah.com
