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The International Trade Committee gave its green light on Thursday for another one-year suspension of EU import duties on Ukrainian exports to support the country’s economy.

The most discussed news from the agricultural sector in recent days is the restriction which is introduced for the supply of grain, oil crops, and processed products by some of our neighbors - EU member states. We consider it appropriate to comment on the situation and highlight certain points.

Two-day negotiations between representatives of the Ukrainian government and Polish colleagues regarding the ban on the import of Ukrainian agricultural and food products into Poland, as well as their transit, introduced for the period from April 15 to June 30, ended in Warsaw. The result of the negotiations was an agreement on the resumption of transit through the territory of Poland from April 21.

The Union of the Dairy Enterprises of Ukraine is disappointed with the outcome of the negotiations. It does not change the situation with the ban on milk exports and thus puts the domestic dairy industry under attack.

Oleksandr Kubrakov, Deputy Prime Minister for Recovery, Minister for Communities, Territories and Infrastructure Development, met with Hulusi Akar, Minister of National Defence of Turkey.

Oleksandr Kubrakov commented: "We have completed a meeting with Hulusi Akar, Minister of National Defence of Turkey. The main issue on the agenda is unblocking and ensuring the effective functioning of the Black Sea Grain Initiative. We agreed to resume registration and inspection of ships arriving to load Ukrainian grain.