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July 13 Meeting between representatives of Ukraine, Russia and Turkey Reprdoução/ Ministry of Defense of Turkey
A meeting between Ukraine and Russia mediated by Turkey and the UN (pictured) in the Turkish capital Istanbul on Wednesday (13) presented hopeful results for the world grain trade.severely affected by the war in Eastern Europe.
All parties agreed to set up a coordination center involving Ukraine, Russia and the UN to unblock grain exports to the Black Sea, where more than 20 million Ukrainian tons remain trapped in a Russian embargo.
“The task [do cetro] It will conduct general surveillance and coordination of safe navigation in the Black Sea,” Chief of Staff of the Presidency of Ukraine Andriy Yermak posted on Twitter this Thursday (14).
According to data from the Observatory of Economic Complexity, Ukraine alone accounts for almost 10% of world wheat exports.
Before the Russian invasion in February, the Black Sea was the gateway to 98% of Ukraine’s grain exports, including wheat, according to a report by the International Rescue Committee.
Together, Ukrainians and Russians, who are also subject to sanctions but imposed by the West in response to the invasion, account for 30% of world wheat exports.
Russian state news agency RIA quoted an unnamed diplomatic source as saying that Russian demands for the unblocking of Ukrainian exports included the lifting of Western sanctions in various sectors, including financial sectors.
No other authority of either party has confirmed this information.
Turkey’s Defense Minister Hulusi Akar also said Thursday that the deal would be signed at a meeting next week.
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