Ukraine initiates export verification mechanism for agri-Food Products in eastern european dispute. "Only one country against"

Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal signed a government resolution on the introduction of a mechanism for verification and reconciliation of four groups of Ukrainian food exports to Romania, Bulgaria, Poland, Slovakia, and Hungary.

- The four countries have studied the Ukrainian plan, presented their constructive comments and proposals and are ready for talks. And only one country is against it, noted the Ukrainian Prime Minister.

The signing of the resolution by the head of the government of Ukraine, Denys Shmyhal, was reported by the Interfax-Ukraine agency. "Ukraine presented this mechanism as part of the plan to resolve the grain crisis, which was supported by the European Commission", emphasized the Prime Minister of Ukraine.

"Four countries studied the Ukrainian plan and presented their constructive comments and proposals and they are ready to talk. And only one country is against. Unfortunately, we have neither a logical nor economic explanation," he added.

Szmyhal did not specify which country he was referring to.

As he noted, Ukraine is preparing appropriate documents regarding export verification with Romania and Bulgaria.

Grain crisis. Poland extended the export ban

The ban on imports of wheat, corn, rapeseed and sunflower from Ukraine to Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Slovakia was introduced by the European Commission at the beginning of May as a result of an agreement with these countries on Ukrainian agri-food products.

Initially, the restrictions were in force until June 5, and then extended until mid-September. The embargo was lifted on September 15 based on the EC's decision. However, on September 16, the regulation on an indefinite ban on the import of Ukrainian agricultural products to Poland entered into force.

Poland believes that Ukraine has not fulfilled the declarations submitted to the EC regarding grain exports. On September 15, Ukraine pledged to introduce effective mechanisms to limit the inflow of grain and to present legal regulations solving the problem, but according to Poland, it did neither.