The official opening of the Joint Coordination Center, which will be engaged in the export of grain and other food products from the ports of Ukraine via the Black Sea, took place in Istanbul.

This is reported by Ukrinform with reference to TRT Haber.

«The inability to export grain from Ukraine has created a serious security risk due to famine and illegal migration all over the world, especially in the Middle East and Africa. Therefore, there is a need to create a corridor at sea for the safe delivery of more than 25 million tons of grain, which is still waiting in Ukrainian ports, to the countries that need it most of all, as quick as possible,» Turkish Minister of National Defense Hulusi Akar said at the opening.

It is noted that civilian and military representatives from Ukraine, the UN, Turkey and Russia will work at the center permanently.

«An important and transparent indicator was that all parties immediately sent their representatives to Istanbul the day after the agreement was signed. In this context, we hope that the work of the Joint Coordination Center will pave the way for a sustainable peaceful environment. We have already expressed and we are saying it  at every opportunity that we stand for peace, tranquility and dialogue,» -  the minister said.

As reported by Ukrinform, the Joint Coordination Center has started work in Istanbul, which will monitor the work of «grain corridors» in accordance with the agreement on the export of food from the ports of Ukraine, signed in Istanbul on July 22.

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