“We are reviewing established procedures to find ways to reduce the time of inspections without compromising their accuracy and completeness,” TASS quoted him as saying.

Kenny noted that at the moment the inspection takes from two to four hours.

At the same time, checks are not carried out at night for security reasons.

Earlier, Colonel-General Mikhail Mizintsev, head of the Russian National Defense Control Center, said that two more dry cargo ships with corn and flour left Ukrainian Chernomorsk for Liberia and Turkey as part of a food deal.