Croatia offered its ports for the export of Ukrainian grain
19.07.2023 - 09:00
Photo: the largest Croatian port of Rijeka.
Croatia offered its Adriatic ports and railway to transport Ukrainian grain after Russia’s failure of the Grain Agreement.
Croatia is ready to help in the search for new routes for the export of Ukrainian grain, State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Croatia Frano Matusic said at the meeting of the UN General Assembly, Ukrinform reports .
According to the Secretary of State, Croatian railways and ports in the Adriatic Sea are one of the possible alternative routes.
Matusich noted that Russia’s decision not to extend the Grain Agreement provokes the threat of famine in many parts of the world.
He added that Croatia, from the first days of the Russian invasion, declared that it was on the side of Ukraine and its people, and emphasized that the state is ready to support Ukraine as long as it is needed.
On July 17, the Russian Federation officially announced the suspension of participation in the Black Sea Grain Initiative. In turn, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Dmytro Kuleba, stated that Russia avoids clarity regarding its participation in the grain agreements: in some cases, it says that it has stopped it, in others, it has suspended it.
The Russian Federation also revoked the guarantees of shipping safety and declared the northwestern part of the Black Sea “dangerous”.
Earlier, USM reported that the President of Ukraine had a conversation with UN Secretary General António Guterres. It was about the necessity of the “grain corridor”.
According to Volodymyr Zelenskyi, Ukraine, the UN and Turkey can jointly ensure the further operation of the food corridor and the inspection of ships.
After the Russian Federation announced the termination of the Grain Initiative, world wheat prices rose sharply by 6.7% to $6.89 per bushel.
In addition, Russia’s withdrawal from the Grain Agreement provoked insurance companies to review the policy of covering cargo ships operating in the Black Sea.
