The consignee of the cargo refused to accept it because of the delay in the shipment of five months, the time elapsed since the start of the war
The Sierra Leone flagship ‘Razoni’ became one of the symbols of hope last Monday in the midst of the war. It was the first ship to be allowed to leave Ukrainian ports in the Black Sea and thus resume exports of Ukrainian grain, vital to alleviating the severe world food crisis caused by the conflict. It did so under the agreement reached at the end of July between Kiev and Moscow under the auspices of the UN and Turkey.
The ‘Razoni’ sailed for Tripoli, in Lebanon, with 26,000 tons of maize in the hold. A week later, however, he is in international waters waiting for a buyer for his cargo.
According to the Ukrainian ambassador in the Lebanese capital, “the final buyer in Lebanon refused to accept the cargo due to the delay in delivery (five months)”. It is the time that has passed since the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. “Now the seller is looking for another destination. It could be in Lebanon or in another country,” the Ukrainian embassy added in a tweet.
On the other hand, four more cargo ships left the ports of Odessa and Chornomorsk yesterday with 170,000 tons of grain on board. In this way, ten ships have already been able to export Ukrainian grain.
The situation is helping to alleviate Ukraine’s diminished economy, which relied in large part on the six million tons of grain it sent to international markets before the war. Yesterday, the World Bank announced that it has approved a new economic aid package for Ukraine worth 4.5 billion euros.
The United States, for its part, has reported that it will send more weapons worth one billion euros to Kiev, including Javelin anti-tank missiles, surface-to-air missiles and ammunition for Himars systems, which helped Kiev forces target Russian forces. falling from a great distance.
Source: La Verdad
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