Istanbul, 29 October 2022 - The United Nations Coordinator for the Black Sea Grain Initiative, Amir Abdulla, was notified today by the delegation of the Russian Federation to the Joint Coordination Centre (JCC) of its concerns about the safety of movements of merchant vessels under the Black Sea Grain Initiative. Mr. Abdulla brought this to the attention of the Turkish and Ukrainian delegations to the JCC.
Earlier today (29 October), nine vessels (five outbound and four inbound) transited safely the maritime humanitarian corridor established by the JCC. There are more than ten vessels both outbound and inbound waiting to enter the corridor.
A joint agreement has not been reached at the JCC for the movement of inbound and outbound vessels on 30 October.
The JCC is reviewing recent developments, assessing the impact on JCC’s operations and is discussing next steps.
For info: Ismini Palla (Ms), Chief, Media and Communications Unit, Office of the UN Coordinator for the Black Sea Grain Initiative mobile: +90 534 263 2368, WhatsApp/Signal: +962770996330, email: palla@un.org
