The inspection of the cargo ship “Razon” and the first authorized cargo of Ukrainian grain has been completed, the Ministry of Defense of Turkey informed the press late on Wednesday morning. At the end of this inspection, which lasted a little less than an hour and a half, “the ship will now cross the Bosphorus to Lebanon“, he elaborated.
The inspection took place at the entrance to the Bosphorus. The expert delegations were transported by a cargo ship under the flag of Sierra Leone in two shuttle ships. The cargo ship was due to set sail again shortly before midday (09:00 GMT) for the port of Tripoli (northern Lebanon), using the Bosphorus, which connects the Black Sea to the Sea of Marmara. European shores and Asian from Istanbul.
Marmara then opens to the Mediterranean Sea through the Dardanelles Strait. This cargo of 26,000 tons of corn left the port of Odesa (Southern Ukraine) on Monday morning, the first authorized by the agreement signed between Russia and Ukraine on July 22 in Istanbul brokered by Turkey and under the auspices of the United Nations. This agreement allows for the restoration of Ukrainian grain deliveries to world markets, which have been blocked since the Russian invasion, under international control.
Source: Le Figaro
