Finance
The Ukrainian Naval Forces said in a statement that operations have resumed in three Ukrainian Black Sea ports: Odesa, Chornomorsk, and Pivdenny, in accordance with a grain exports agreement signed between Kiev and Moscow last week in Istanbul.
According to the statement, work is currently underway to prepare the ports for safe navigation, with military and civilian experts searching for underwater objects and installing special navigation equipment.
The ships passing through Ukrainian ports will form a caravan, which will be escorted by a lead ship for added security, according to the statement.
Ukraine and Russia signed a separate agreement with Turkiye and the UN in Istanbul on July 22 to resume grain shipments from Ukrainian ports to international markets via the Black Sea.
President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that the agreement will allow Ukraine to export 20 million tonnes of grain harvest in 2021 as well as a portion of this year’s harvest.
Source:OCN
