Lithuanian President Calls on Poland to Strengthen Cooperation on Export of Ukrainian Grain

Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda called on his Polish counterpart to intensify cooperation on the export of Ukrainian grain, making the most of the capacity of the port in Klaipėda, at a meeting with Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki on the sidelines of the summit of the European Political Community in Granada.

According the press service of the Lithuanian president, in order to accelerate grain exports, it is necessary to eliminate bottlenecks in the transport infrastructure and increase the capacity of the Baltic Sea ports.

Nausėda stressed that the more active use of the export route through Lithuania will make a significant contribution to overcoming the global food crisis caused by Russia's war against Ukraine.

In addition to the issue of grain exports through the ports of the Baltic Sea, the leaders of the two countries discussed regional security and assistance to Ukraine.

Earlier it was reported that at the moment the EU does not plan to finance the transit of Ukrainian grain through the Lithuanian port of Klaipėda.

Prior to this, it was reported that Lithuania opened a corridor for the transit of grain from Ukraine to the ports of the Baltic states.

Before that, it was announced that veterinary, sanitary and phytosanitary control from the Ukrainian-Polish border would be transferred to the port of Klaipėda in Lithuania for all agricultural cargoes bound for this port.

Earlier, the media reported that Lithuania would take over phytosanitary inspections of grain cargoes transiting through Poland from Ukraine.

It is expected that due to this change in procedure is expected to allow more Ukrainian grain to be exported through Poland.