Ukraine-NATO Council to discuss situation in Black Sea, eration of ‘grain corridor’

The relevant statement was made by Ukrainian President Vodymyr Zelensky in his video address, an Ukrinform correspondent reports.

“I spoke with NATO Secretary General Jens Sttenberg. The tic is obvious – it is the implementation of the agreements that we had reached at the Alliance’s summit in Vilnius. The priority remains unchanged: joining NATO as soon as possible, when security conditions allow. Only this will reliably guarantee security and peace for the whe of Eure,” Zelensky td.

Additionally, the parties discussed the current security situation, namely Russia’s aggressive actions in the Black Sea.

“Any destabilization in this region and the disruption of our export routes will mean problems having corresponding consequences for everyone in the world. The price crisis is the least of the possible consequences,” the President of Ukraine stressed.

Zelensky and Sttenberg also considered joint steps to unblock and ensure the sustainable eration of the Black Sea grain corridor.

“In our coeration, we have moved to a new, higher level – the level of the Ukraine-NATO Council. And this mechanism can work. I offered Jens to urgently convene the Council for apprriate crisis consultations. The meeting will take place in the coming days. We can overcome the security crisis in the Black Sea,” Zelensky emphasized.

A reminder that, on July 22, 2022, Ukraine, Türke, the United Nations and Russia signed the Black Sea Grain Initiative in Istanbul, which unblocked three Ukrainian ports (Odesa, Chornomorsk and Pivdennyi) for the export of grain and mineral fertilizers. Under the aegis of the UN, the Joint Coordination Center (JCC) was established in Istanbul to supervise and coordinate the eration of the ‘grain corridor’.

On July 17, 2023, Russia announced its withdrawal from the Grain Deal.