Poland may facilitate transit of Ukrainian grain to Baltic Sea ports

Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki positively assesses the idea of moving the inspection of Ukrainian agricultural products from the Polish-Ukrainian border to the ports of the Baltic Sea. This was stated by Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda, Delfi reports.

If this agreement is implemented, the opportunities for Lithuania and other Baltic countries to export grain will increase significantly, Nausėda said.

“We must do everything to ensure that the alternative supply of grain through Poland to the ports of the Baltic countries is as coordinated and efficient as possible,” he said.

Nauseda said that the Polish prime minister had responded positively to the proposal to move all the numerous inspections (phytosanitary, sanitary, veterinary) from the Ukrainian-Polish border to the Baltic ports.

I think our ministries should now work with the Polish authorities to continue this conversation and try to implement the changes as soon as possible,” he added.

The prospect of using ports far from Ukraine was considered last year. In the summer of 2023, in anticipation of a new harvest, government officials held talks with the European Union and asked for compensation for transit to the ports of Lithuania and Latvia, Germany, the Netherlands, and the Adriatic ports of Croatia, Slovenia, and Italy.

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