04.07.2022, 18:44
Details of the Detention of a Russian Cargo Ship with Grain in Turkey have been Revealed
Source: OREANDA-NEWS
OREANDA-NEWS In Turkey, in the port of Karasu, a Russian cargo ship was detained, allegedly transporting Ukrainian grain. This was announced on Sunday, July 3, by the Ambassador of Ukraine to Ankara Vasily Bondar. According to him, the fate of the cargo ship will be decided this week during a special meeting of investigators. However, some sources in the Turkish customs authorities are in no hurry to confirm detailed information. The expert told what impact this situation will have on relations between Moscow and Ankara.
"We have full cooperation," the Kiev ambassador said on Ukrainian television. "Currently, the ship is at the entrance to the port, it is detained by the Turkish customs authorities."
The Ukrainian diplomat also claims that the fate of the vessel will be decided at a special meeting of investigators, which, presumably, will be held this week.
Meanwhile, representatives of the Turkish customs services stressed that the decision on the cargo ship from Russia, which allegedly has Ukrainian grain on board, has not yet been made. The ship still stands at the entrance to the Turkish port. It is also unknown whether any meeting on his fate will be held at all.
The Turkish Customs department in the port of Karasu, for its part, also could not confirm or deny this information.
"I can only say that there is no such vessel in the port," the customs representative said, in turn. "However, I do not exclude that it may be in open waters in the immediate vicinity of the port of Karasu."
At the end of last week, it was reported that Kiev had asked Ankara to detain and arrest the cargo ship Zhibek Zholy belonging to the Kazakh company KTZ, but sailing under the Russian flag, the Turkish Daily Sabah reports. The Ukrainian authorities believe that there may be from 4.5 to 7 thousand tons of Ukrainian grain exported from Berdyansk on board.
The Prosecutor General's Office of Ukraine asked the Turkish leadership to "inspect the vessel, seize grain samples for forensic examination, and also demand information about the location of such grain." In addition, Kiev expressed readiness to organize a joint investigation with the Turkish authorities.
"We have full cooperation," the Kiev ambassador said on Ukrainian television. "Currently, the ship is at the entrance to the port, it is detained by the Turkish customs authorities."
The Ukrainian diplomat also claims that the fate of the vessel will be decided at a special meeting of investigators, which, presumably, will be held this week.
Meanwhile, representatives of the Turkish customs services stressed that the decision on the cargo ship from Russia, which allegedly has Ukrainian grain on board, has not yet been made. The ship still stands at the entrance to the Turkish port. It is also unknown whether any meeting on his fate will be held at all.
The Turkish Customs department in the port of Karasu, for its part, also could not confirm or deny this information.
"I can only say that there is no such vessel in the port," the customs representative said, in turn. "However, I do not exclude that it may be in open waters in the immediate vicinity of the port of Karasu."
At the end of last week, it was reported that Kiev had asked Ankara to detain and arrest the cargo ship Zhibek Zholy belonging to the Kazakh company KTZ, but sailing under the Russian flag, the Turkish Daily Sabah reports. The Ukrainian authorities believe that there may be from 4.5 to 7 thousand tons of Ukrainian grain exported from Berdyansk on board.
The Prosecutor General's Office of Ukraine asked the Turkish leadership to "inspect the vessel, seize grain samples for forensic examination, and also demand information about the location of such grain." In addition, Kiev expressed readiness to organize a joint investigation with the Turkish authorities.
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