Turkey and the UN are working on rubber corridors for the blocked Russian grain ships

Turkey and the UN are working on rubber corridors for the blocked Russian grain ships

Mevlut Cavusoglu ,

KYIV. UkraineGate , 19 , May , 2022 | War News Turkish authorities and the United Nations are discussing the provision of humanitarian corridors for Ukrainian grain ships to resolve the food crisis. This was stated by Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu during a conference on food security in the United States .

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According to Cavusoglu, the war in Ukraine is a “significant challenge”, as Russia and Ukraine are “the world’s major food suppliers”, so reducing their ability to produce and export will directly affect global food security.

The Minister called for international cooperation to avoid an escalation of the “hunger crisis”, as well as to find ways to end the Russian-Ukrainian war. During his speech, Cavusoglu noted that a humanitarian approach is at the heart of Turkey’s policy.

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“It also applies to the crisis we are facing today. We support UN humanitarian operations in Turkey, both for the deployment of personnel and for the delivery of aid, “he said.

“We support the efforts of Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to establish humanitarian corridors for food security. Together with the UN, we are working to ensure the safe passage of Ukrainian grain ships. We are working to establish a contact group on all these humanitarian issues, “said the Turkish Foreign Minister.

Russia’s war against Ukraine has negatively affected energy, food and raw material prices, and exacerbated high inflation, leading to record highs in many countries, the agency said.

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UN Secretary General Gutterish  called on Russia to ensure the safe export of grain from Ukrainian ports. He also said that supplies of food and fertilizers from Russia and Belarus should be resumed.

UN officials have reportedly feared that the collapse of Ukraine’s agricultural industry as a result of Russia’s war and Russia’s blockade of Ukrainian ports could lead to destabilization in poor countries dependent on Ukrainian grain.

Source: Ukrgate