[ワシントン １４日 ロイター] –The US government has clarified in a document issued on the 14th that domestic banks, shipping and insurance companies, etc. will not violate sanctions once morest Russia even if they make transactions related to Russia’s agricultural products and fertilizer exports. With the prospect of concluding an agreement to resume exports of Ukrainian grains, the aim is to remove obstacles.
The United Nations and Turkey are in talks with Ukraine and Russia to resume grain exports from the port city of Odessa (Odessa) in the southern part of Ukraine on the Black Sea coast, enabling Russia’s agricultural exports. Is the key.
At a four-party talks held in Istanbul, Turkey on the 13th, it is expected to sign an agreement next week on ensuring the safety of export routes for Ukrainian grains.
The U.S. Treasury has stated that the sale and transportation of agricultural resources, medicines and medical equipment does not violate sanctions once morest Russia, and does not impose sanctions on the production, sale or transportation of agricultural products, including fertilizers, by Russia. It is not prohibited to provide insurance and reinsurance for the transportation of these items.
Eduardo Zernin, managing director of the Russian Grain Export Federation, said he hopes that other countries will follow the US example and remove the “hidden sanctions” that are hindering grain exports.
