A total of 20 personnel from Ukraine, Russia, Turkey, and the United Nations will work side-by-side to oversee the export of Ukrainian grains.
The joint coordination center in Istanbul will oversee departures from three Ukrainian ports in which ships must circumvent mines, and will conduct inspections of incoming ships for weapons.
“Currently, the preparation and planning is continuing for the first ships laden with grain that will leave Ukrainian ports,” Akar told reporters at the monitoring center. The official said there were some 20 million metric tons of grain in Ukraine, with ships carrying some 10,000 to 20,000 metric tons each, or more than 1,000 shiploads. He said it would take ships leaving Ukraine some 30 hours to reach Istanbul.
The UN, Ukraine, and Russia have all said they expect exports to begin in a few days. But Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Rudenko said on Wednesday the deal could collapse if obstacles to Russia’s agricultural exports are not promptly removed, Interfax reported.
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