Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar indicated that he had held two separate remote meetings with his Ukrainian counterpart Oleksiy Reznikov and Ukrainian Minister of Infrastructure Oleksandr Kobrakov, explaining that he had discussed with the two Ukrainian ministers the issue of transporting grain from Ukrainian ports, as well as recent developments in the Ukrainian arena. .

In a press statement, he stressed that “The Joint Coordination Center in Istanbul (Turkish-Russian-Ukrainian-UN) continues its work without problems”, revealing that “as a result of intensive work and coordination in the center, it was planned that today, on Friday , 3 ships will sail from Ukrainian ports under the contract for the shipment of grain. He indicated that “it is expected that the empty ship will be inspected in Istanbul before leaving for Ukraine.”

Earlier on Thursday, the Ukrainian grain carrier Razoni crossed the Turkish chanakkale (Dardanelles) Strait with the first batch of grain to continue its journey to the Lebanese port of Tripoli, leaving the ports of Ukraine on Monday.