Ukraine prepares to increase grain exports through Romania and Moldova
Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal has announced that next week, Ukraine, Romania and Moldova will sign agreements which will allow Ukraine to double the export capacity of its logistics.
Source: Shmyhal on Thursday at the Kyiv International Economic Forum; quoted by Liga; European Pravda.
"The Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food has improved its forecast from 72 million to 79 million tonnes of the current harvest. This is better than we expected, and this is the second improvement. This is a key part of our exports," the prime minister said.
To export grain, Ukraine is going, in particular, to expand export routes, Shmyhal said.
"We are in active dialogue with Romania, Slovakia and Moldova. Literally every day, there are negotiations. Next week, we will have a joint meeting of the Ukrainian and Romanian governments. I am convinced that many documents will be signed and implemented very quickly, which will double the export capacity of our logistics with Romania and Moldova," Shmyhal said.
Background:
- On 10 September, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited Romania with his first official visit since the beginning of the full-scale war.
- Following the visit, Zelenskyy announced that Ukraine and Romania signed a declaration of cooperation in key areas.
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