Today, almost 60% of the total volume of grain exports from Ukraine is transported through Romania.
A new grain corridor will soon be created through Moldova and Romania. Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky said this at a joint press conference with his Romanian counterpart Klaus Iohannis in Bucharest on Tuesday, October 10.
According to him, today they discussed possible joint actions to protect not only the ports, but the entire region of Ukraine, Moldova and Romania.
“Separately, I would like to note one of the strategic directions of our cooperation. In the triangle of Ukraine, Romania, Moldova, we are able to create a very strong basis for the development not only of our countries and peoples, but also also the whole of Europe. And soon the grain corridor from Ukraine to Moldova will be operational, Romania. And this is an example of how much we can do together. That will be very important not only for us , but for Europe and the world as a whole,” Zelensky said.
Klaus Iohannis reports that almost 60% of the total volume of grain exports from Ukraine is now transported to Romania.
“There was an agreement to double the transit capacity through Romanian ports to 4 million tons of agricultural products. Almost 60% of the total volume of grain exports from Ukraine passes through Romania. De facto, since the beginning of the war, more than 27 million tons of grain from Ukraine have passed through our country,” said Iohannis.
He assured Zelensky that Romania will make every effort to continue supporting Ukraine. At the same time, Iohannis spoke about meeting the expectations of Romanian farmers.
Earlier, the media reported that Greece was offering ports for grain from Ukraine. The plan includes transporting agricultural products by rail through Romania and Bulgaria to the ports of Thessaloniki and Alexandroupolis.
Source: korrespondent
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