In the Lebanese port of Tripoli, the Laodicea ship was detained under the Syrian flag with a load, probably Ukrainian grain, previously recorded in the seaport of Feodosia, writes Tsenzor. Non.
Commenting on the news, the Ambassador of Ukraine to Lebanon Igor Ostash said that the Ukrainian embassy quickly responded to the appearance of a vessel with grain in the port of Tripoli and is now being achieved by the examination of this grain.
“to confirm that this is Ukrainian grain: of course, in order to confirm this, it is necessary to conduct an examination, and for this it is necessary, accordingly, in order to make a court decision, and for the ship to be arrested. We already have such a court decision, And now we will begin, let’s say, a lawsuit. And of course, there will be an element of this, an examination. We want to take samples of this grain for examination to establish whether this is really a grain of Ukrainian origin. There is no other way to date, ” – – reported the diplomat.
The Ambassador of Ukraine to Lebanon emphasized that the ship cannot unload the grain and is in the port of Tripoli.
“The ship is now detained, it is not unloaded. There is also a response of the US Embassy in Lebanon, because this vessel is under the sanctions of the United States. Therefore, the ship is not moving, remains in the port, and it is very important for us that we are so that we had access to him, ”said the remaining.