China News Service, August 4th. According to the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) report, on the 3rd local time, the first grain ship to leave Ukraine has been allowed to leave Turkish waters for Lebanon.
On August 2, local time, in Istanbul, Turkey, the first Ukrainian grain ship entered Turkish territorial waters.
The United Nations said that an inspection team composed of officials from Russia, Ukraine, Turkey and the United Nations boarded the grain ship that day, conducted a security inspection for nearly three hours, and finally confirmed that the crew and cargo were authorized and communicated with the ship from the ship. The information declared to the Joint Coordination Center before the port of Odessa sailed was consistent.
In addition, members of the joint inspection team communicated with the crew and obtained some valuable information on the ship's voyage along the humanitarian corridor in the Black Sea provided by the joint coordination center.
Based on this information, the Joint Coordination Center will fine-tune the next sailing procedures and procedures for other merchant ships to ensure safe navigation.
Ukraine said 17 grain ships were still waiting to leave Ukrainian ports.
It was previously reported that the ship "RAZONI" loaded with more than 26,000 tons of corn left the port of Odessa on the 1st, arrived in Turkish waters on the 2nd, and sailed to Lebanon after being inspected.
This is the first grain ship to leave Ukrainian ports after Russia, Ukraine, Turkey and the United Nations signed an agreement on the issue of agricultural products from Black Sea ports.
On July 22, Russia and Ukraine signed relevant agreements with Turkey and the United Nations respectively in Istanbul on the issue of the export of agricultural products from Black Sea ports.
The content of the agreement includes the establishment of a joint coordination center in Istanbul to ensure the safety of food transportation. The joint coordination center will be designated by all parties to jointly manage ships entering and leaving the port. Three Ukrainian ports, including the port of Odessa, will start shipping out. food and fertilizers, etc.