KYIV. UkraineGate . 14 . November . 2022 | Political News .
Over the past two days, 12 more ships out of 400 thousand tons of agricultural products have left the ports of Greater Odessa. They went to Africa, Asia and Europe.
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“Over the past two days, 12 vessels out of 400 thousand tons of agricultural products for Africa, Asia and Europe have left the ports of Greater Odessa. Among them are bulk carriers STAVROS and CEBIHAN, which will deliver 55 thousand tons of Ukrainian wheat to Oman. Also, 55 thousand tons go to Yemen, whose inhabitants are on the verge of famine. 25 thousand tons of grain were taken to Libya by the EAST WIND 1 bulk carrier,” the message says.
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According to the department, in two days the ports of Greater Odessa accepted 8 vessels for loading. The total cargo capacity is 200 thousand tons of agricultural products.
Currently, 6 vessels are moving in the direction of Ukraine in the direction of Ukraine to load 317 thousand tons of agricultural products.
As noted, since August 1, 456 vessels have left the ports of Greater Odessa, exporting 10.7 million tons of Ukrainian food to the countries of Asia, Europe and Africa.
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On July 22, Ukraine, the UN, Turkey and Russia signed an agreement (Ukraine and Russia separately) on the safe passage of ships through Ukrainian ports (Odessa, Chornomorsk, Yuzhny), which were blocked after the Russian invasion on February 24.
The Minister of Infrastructure Oleksandr Kubrakov said that on August 1, the first vessel with Ukrainian grain left the port of Odessa.
UN Secretary-General spokesman Stephane Dujarric said the grain agreement signed in Istanbul had indirectly helped divert about 100 million people from extreme poverty.
On October 29, Russia announced its withdrawal from the “grain agreement” after a “terrorist attack” against ships of the Black Sea Fleet and civilian vessels in the occupied Crimea. However, already on November 2,the Russian Defense Ministry indicated that the Russian side was resuming participation in the “grain agreement”.
