Turkey clears first ship with Ukrainian corn heading for Lebanon

New Delhi: Following a cargo inspection and approval on Wednesday, the first grain ship named Razoni leaves from Ukraine. According to Turkish and Ukrainian authorities this is a part of wartime agreement. The ship was cleared to sail through the Bosporus Strait and arrive in Lebanon.

The Razoni, a ship flying the flag of Sierra Leone and carrying Ukrainian corn. The ship was anchored near Istanbul. It was checked by an inspection team for roughly 90 minutes, according to the Turkish military ministry.

Representatives of the United Nations, Turkey, Ukraine, and Russia were part of the team. As the inspectors stepped outside the ship, the Razoni’s horn blew and it went into the Bosporus Strait.

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The Turkish Ministry of Defense released images showing an inspector aboard the Razoni reaching into an open container and touching the grain. The tweet read, “The Joint Inspection Team has completed its inspection activity on board RAZONI. The ship carrying 27 thousand tons of corn will pass through the Bosphorus to go to Lebanon in a short time.”

Müşterek Denetleme Timi, RAZONİ gemisindeki denetleme faaliyetini tamamladı. 27 bin ton mısır taşıyan gemi kısa süre içerisinde Lübnan’a gitmek üzere İstanbul Boğazı’ndan geçiş yapacak. pic.twitter.com/tbDVnaeRIh

— T.C. Millî Savunma Bakanlığı (@tcsavunma) August 3, 2022