Ambassador of Ukraine in Lebanon on On Wednesday, he insisted that a Syrian ship docked in a Lebanese port carrying stolen Ukrainian Grain urged the authorities to prevent the ship from leaving.
come claim just Small days ago cashA besieged country receives Ukraine first wheat shipment Since Russia invasion seem over Five months ago.
A Laodicean ship flying the Syrian flag has docked in the port of Tripoli since its arrival last Thursday, tonnage 10 thousand tons of Wheat and barley flour. Ukraine says was the grain stolen from Russia.
Ukrainian Ambassador to Lebanon Ihor Otash urged Lebanon not to do so allow Ship to leave port.
The US Treasury sanctioned the ship in 2015 for his affiliation with Syrian government of President Bashar al-Assad is a political confidant and military An ally of Moscow.
a senior Lebanese customs official On Friday, it said Ukraine’s claims of containing the ship stolen The goods were incorrect and the ship’s papers appeared in Request after examination.
Lebanon , already in labor of A severe economic and political crisis found itself tangled in Repercussions of the Russian war in Ukraine. Rule on The two commanded Laodicea not to do so set feather for 72 hoursat the request of Kyiv. But the Lebanese public prosecutor general Decided the next day that the ship can set feather.
Laodicea is now free to go once to those 72 hours pass But this would anger Ukraine. Russian diplomacy mission in Lebanon praised moveaccusing Ukraine of Lying about the shipment and trying to spoil relations between Moscow and Beirut.
Ostash in a news Wednesday conference presented documents and mapping of A journey to Laodicea and its shipment. This evidence from Kyiv said the security and judiciary agencies indicate the containment of the ship stolen goods.
“Of course it is important to understand that we will do that like Togo via Legal procedures…to provide everything possible Proofs and proofs of Ukrainian side Ostash said. Submit a photo of What seems to be loading Laodicea with the shipment in Crimea, annexed by Russia.
Constant noise over Laodicea comes with the name first Grain ship carrying 26,000 tons of Ukrainian corn on board the Sierra Leone-flagged ship Razzoni entered the Turkish Bosphorus Strait on its way to the port of Tripoli in Lebanon. it’s the first A grain ship coming from the war-torn country since Russia invasion in late February.
Lebanese official He told The Associated Press (AP) on Wednesday, the ship is expected to take about four days arrive in Lebanon from Istanbul after its inspection.
after submission Kyiv’s latest Evidence of the Laodicean ship, Utash turned to the Razuni who said that unlike the Syrian ship which was carrying “in Lawful waynot stolen original Ukrainian grain.
Lebanon condemns Russia invasion of Ukraine in February, which angered Moscow and its allies in Beirut. Eustache praised Lebanon again for take this position.
The shipments come at a time when Lebanon is suffering from a food security crisis. with High rates of inflation in food prices and shortages of wheat and bread lines. Three-quarters of that it population spirits in poverty.
