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17 August 2022
A total of 24 ships carrying more than 600,000 tonnes of agricultural products have already left Ukrainian ports as of August 17 as part of the implementation of the Initiative on the Safe Transportation of Grain and Foodstuffs.
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres arrived in Lviv on August 18 to participate in a trilateral meeting with Presidents Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine and Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey.
The port of Chornomorsk expects five more dry cargo ships to arrive and be loaded with Ukrainian grain for export.
On August 17, four more ships loaded with agricultural products left the ports of Great Odesa.
16 August 2022
On Thursday, August 18, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will arrive in Lviv to attend a trilateral meeting with President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky and President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky held the first-ever conversation in the history of Ukraine–Zambia bilateral relations with President Hakainde Hichilema, declaring his determination to enhance interaction with the African region.
Since the beginning of August, 563,317 tonnes of agricultural products have already been exported from Ukraine through the "grain corridors".
In July 2022, prior to the launch of the sea corridor, Ukraine managed to export 2.7 million tonnes of grain crops.
A convoy of five bulk carriers, loaded with Ukrainian corn and wheat, left two Black Sea ports in Odesa region on August 16.
As part of the "grain initiative", the Brave Commander bulk carrier left the Ukrainian port of Pivdennyi on the morning of August 16, with 23,000 tonnes of wheat for Ethiopia.
15 August 2022
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has held a phone call with President of Niger Mohamed Bazoum to discuss bilateral cooperation, participation in international projects and the supply of Ukrainian grain.
Two vessels have entered Ukraine’s port of Odesa for loading agricultural products.
The Joint Coordination Center within the framework of the UN Black Sea Grain Initiative allowed six ships to pass through the maritime humanitarian corridor in the Black Sea.
14 August 2022
More than 23,000 tonnes of wheat have been loaded onto the Brave Commander bulk carrier at the Pivdenny port.
13 August 2022
Ukrainian diplomats and representatives of partner states will do everything to ensure that the new sanctions block the Russian nuclear industry.
The first ship that entered Ukrainian ports to be loaded with agricultural products has departed from the seaport of Chornomorsk. It joined the Thoe bulk carrier to form a caravan.
The fifth caravan of ships carrying Ukrainian agricultural products has departed from the ports of Chornomorsk and Pivdenny.
Fifth caravan of grain ships leaves Ukrainian ports
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced the appointment of Amir Mahmoud Abdulla of Sudan as United Nations Coordinator for the Black Sea Grain Initiative.
12 August 2022
Ukraine maintains a dialogue with the Russian Federation exclusively at the level of settling the issue of exchange of POWs and the bodies of the dead.
Russia burns the fields of grain in Ukraine, brings destruction, death and devastation.
Russia burns the fields of grain in Ukraine, brings destruction, death and devastation.
Ukraine harvests more than 20M tonnes of grain
Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba has discussed global food security with Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
Ukrainian farmers have already harvested 20.8 million tonnes of early grain crops, according the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food.
This morning, two dry cargo ships left Ukraine along the “grain corridor” with 3,500 tonnes of grain heading for Turkey and 60,000 tonnes of corn heading for Iran.
11 August 2022
Minister for Foreign Affairs Dmytro Kuleba has coordinated with EU High Commissioner Josep Borrell the positions as regards new sanctions on Russia and weapons supplies to Ukraine, as well as discussed the security situation in the Balkans.
About 375,000 tonnes of grain and other foodstuffs were exported from Ukrainian ports through the humanitarian maritime corridor.
Ukraine needs to stop the Russian aggressor, stabilize the front line and prepare a counteroffensive operation to liberate the occupied areas.
The vessel expected to leave Chornomorsk Port today was unable to start its voyage via the ‘grain corridor’ due to adverse weather conditions.