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Added on the 01/08/2022 09:52:19 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Inside the Joint Coordination Centre in Istanbul, the organisation overseeing the grain exports, the Ukrainian and Russian delegations monitor the first shipment of Ukrainian grain as it leaves the port of Odessa under a deal aimed at relieving a global food crisis following Russia's invasion of its neighbour. The vessel was carrying 26,000 tonnes of corn, according to Ukraine's infrastructure minister Oleksandr Kubrakov. IMAGES
At least two Ukrainian ships carrying grain can be seen off the coast of Turkey at the southern entrance to the Bosphorus. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says the traffic of Ukrainian grain shipments has resumed after a phone call between the Turkish and Russian defence ministers. IMAGES
The Razoni, the ship carrying the first shipment of grain exported from Ukraine since the start of the Russian invasion on 24 February, crosses the Bosphorus on its way to Lebanon. IMAGES
The Razoni, the ship carrying the first shipment of grain exported from Ukraine since the start of the Russian invasion on 24 February, crosses the Bosphorus "on its way to Lebanon", the Turkish defence ministry said. It is continuing its journey after completing a high-stakes inspection by a team made up of representatives of Russia, Ukraine, Turkey and the UN. IMAGES
Boats transport Russian and Ukrainian officials to the cargo ship Razoni to carry out an inspection of the first shipment of grain exported from Ukraine since the Russian invasion. The ship sailed through a specially cleared corridor in the mine-infested waters of the Black Sea, which had been under a Russian blockade. IMAGES
As Poland unilaterally extends its ban on Ukrainian grain imports, trains full of Ukrainian grain in transit and covered with tarpaulins are parked at the border between the two countries at Dorohusk station. Yesterday, the leader of the Law and Justice party, Jaroslaw Kaczynski, said that the implicit agreement between Warsaw and Kiev to defend Ukraine did not include "sacrificing Polish agriculture". Polish farmers are alarmed by the fall in grain prices since the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. IMAGES