1st ship carrying Ukrainian grain on way to Lebanon

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1st ship carrying Ukrainian grain on way to Lebanon

STORY: 1st ship carrying Ukrainian grain on way to Lebanon DATELINE: Aug. 2, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:13 LOCATION: Kiev CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the cargo ship 2. SOUNDBITE (English): LI DONGXU, Xinhua correspondent STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE (English): LI DONGXU, Xinhua correspondent "The first cargo ship carrying grain has left the Black Sea port of Odesa in southern Ukraine, Ukraine's Infrastructure Minister Oleksandr Kubrakov said on Monday. The vessel Razoni under the flag of Sierra Leone carrying 26,000 tons of corn is bound for the port of Tripoli in Lebanon, Kubrakov wrote on Facebook. He said the ship will move along a maritime corridor, the security of which was guaranteed by Türkiye and the United Nations (UN). The resumption of Ukraine's grain exports would help to prevent a global food crisis, contribute at least 1 billion U.S. dollars to the Ukrainian economy and pave the way for the country's farmers to prepare for next year's sowing campaign, Kubrakov said. The cargo ship wi

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