The texts signed separately Friday under the aegis of the UN, by Ukraine and Russia, provide for the opening of corridors allowing the circulation of commercial ships in the Black Sea.
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After bitter discussions supervised by the UN, Russian and Ukrainian representatives signed, Friday July 22 in Istanbul, agreements which should allow the Ukrainian wheat for six months in the Black Sea ports to be released in the Black Sea ports reason for the war.
Not only will the exports of Ukrainian cereals be able to be relaunched but also those of wheat and Russian fertilizers, which were hampered by Western, financial sanctions especially. In return for the unlocking of Ukrainian ports, Russia has obtained a certain relaxation of sanctions.
“This is a crucial advance in efforts to overcome global food insecurity caused by the assault of Russia against Ukraine,” said Josep Borrell, the head of European diplomacy.
Organized in an annex to the sumptuous Palais de Dolmabahçe, on the banks of the Bosphorus, the signature ceremony took place on Friday afternoon in the presence of the UN secretary general, Antonio Guterres, and the Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Mr. Erdogan, who played a central role in negotiating the agreement and whose army will help the inspection of commercial ships, welcomed the role played by his country “in favor of the resolution of the crisis global food “.
greeting “a glimmer of hope on the Black Sea”, Antonio Guterres congratulated the Russian and Ukrainian representatives. “You have overcome the obstacles and put aside the differences to open the way for an initiative that will serve everyone’s interests.”
However, Sergei Choïgou, the Russian Minister of Defense, and Oleksandr Kubrakov, the Ukrainian Minister of Infrastructure, took care to avoid himself. Refusing to sit at the same table, they initially initialed identical but separate agreements with the United Nations and Ankara. When the Russian delegation entered the part provided for the signature, the presence of the Roman oligarch Abramovitch, close to the Kremlin, was noticed.
25 million tonnes of wheat stuck in Ukraine
The signed texts provide for the opening of corridors allowing the circulation of commercial ships in the Black Sea. Valuable four months, time to bring out the 25 million tonnes of wheat stuck in Ukrainian silos since the start of the Russian invasion, they can be automatically renewed in case of success. Exports will be made from three Ukrainian ports of the Littoral of the Black Sea, Odessa, Tchornomorsk and Ioujne.
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