Syria receives first 500 tonnes of flour from Ukraine
Pravda Ukraine
Ukraine has delivered the first batch of 500 tonnes of flour to Syria under the Grain from Ukraine initiative, supported by the World Food Programme.
Source: Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry
Details: The Foreign Ministry noted that Syria, now led by a new government following the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime, has received the first delivery of 500 tonnes of flour through the Grain from Ukraine initiative, supported by the World Food Programme.
Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha and Agriculture Minister Vitalii Koval have identified joint steps for future food supplies to Syria.
“Ukraine has shipped sunflower oil to Mozambique as part of the Grain from Ukraine initiative. Almost 416 tonnes will arrive in early February. A further 73.4 tonnes of oil and 970.5 tonnes of flour will be delivered to Djibouti at the end of January. In addition, we will soon ship 453 tonnes of sunflower oil to Tanzania,” Koval said.
Background: At the end of December 2024, Ukraine planned to ship 500 tonnes of Ukrainian wheat flour to Syria under the Grain from Ukraine programme.
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