Ukraine and Poland reached an agreement on grain transit

2023-10-03 13:22:52 / KOSOVA ALFA PRESS

Ukraine and Poland reached an agreement on grain transit

Warsaw and Kiev reached an agreement on Tuesday on grain transit.

The two countries agreed to speed up the passage of Ukrainian wheat exports through Poland to third countries, a first step in resolving the "wheat war", according to Agence France-Presse.

The agreement between the three countries of Poland, Ukraine and Lithuania means that Ukrainian wheat exports, destined for markets in Africa and the Middle East in particular, will pass directly through Poland instead of first being checked at the Polish-Ukrainian border.

"From tomorrow, wheat passing through Lithuania to world markets will be subject to controls at a Lithuanian port and not at the Polish-Ukrainian border," Polish Agriculture Minister Robert Telus told reporters.

Russia's invasion has prevented Ukraine from using its traditional Black Sea routes to export wheat to world markets, forcing it to go overland through the European Union. However, due to logistical issues, wheat began to accumulate in EU states neighboring Ukraine and lowered local prices.

Brussels allowed some countries to impose a temporary embargo on Ukrainian wheat.

But when he ended the restriction, Poland, Hungary and Slovakia extended the ban, sparking a diplomatic row between Kiev and its allies.

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