UN approves new ships under Black Sea Grain Initiative

UN Assistant Secretary-General’s spokesman Farhan Haq made a statement at the daily press conference on the Black Sea Grain Initiative operation, which was extended for two more months yesterday at the initiative of Turkey and the UN .

Reminding that the new ship has not been approved since May 4, Haq said, “Today, the Joint Coordination Center announced that three ships entering the port have been approved.” he made the statement.

Stating that three ships are currently waiting to leave the port, Haq said: “While we welcome the new activity regarding approvals, we call on parties to go through the approval process at all ports.” . saying.

WHAT HAPPENED?

“I am grateful to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the Turkish government for their efforts, working in coordination with the UN for the Black Sea Grain Initiative,” UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said yesterday in a statement. he had used the words.

Stating that he welcomes the extension of the initiative until July 18, Guterres said: “The continuation of the initiative is good news for the world.” he had made the assessment.

President Erdoğan said: “With the efforts of our country, the support of our Russian friends and the contributions of our Ukrainian friends, it has been decided to extend the Black Sea Grain Corridor Agreement for another 2 months. I hope that this decision, which is of vital importance for the uninterrupted functioning of global food supply chains and especially for facilitating access to cereals for countries in need, will be beneficial to all parties.” he had made a statement.

While technical delegations from Ukraine, the Russian Federation and the UN met in Istanbul in early May, hosted by Turkey, they met in a four-way format with the participation of the countries’ deputy defense ministers on 10 and May 11. .

National Defense Minister Hulusi Akar, in his assessment of the four-format meetings, said: “The meeting in Istanbul was positive. An agreement is being made on the extension of the grain agreement”. he had used the phrase.

MORE THAN 30 MILLION TONS OF GRAIN MOVED

The amount of grain that passed through the “grain corridor” created by Turkey’s efforts to eliminate the risk of “food crisis” due to the Russia-Ukraine War exceeded 30.25 million tons. (AA)