‘Solidarity Lanes’: Solskyi meets with Romanian minister

This is said in a statement released by the press service of the Ukrainian Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food, Ukrinform reports.  

“Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine Mykola Solskyi met in Bucharest with Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development of Romania Petre Daea. The ministers discussed the situation that had developed as a result of the latest decisions by some countries neighbouring Ukraine. The Romanian minister confirmed that the transit of Ukrainian agricultural products would continue to operate through the country as much as possible and that the ‘Solidarity Lanes’ would be maintained,” the report says.

At the same time, the parties agreed to wait for the European Commission's decision and to discuss aftermath all other issues related to the import of agricultural products from Ukraine.

Solskyi thanked his counterpart that Romania did not ban imports of Ukrainian agricultural products.

As reported, Poland, Hungary, Slovakia and Bulgaria temporary banned the imports of grain and other types of agricultural products from Ukraine. Poland also suspended the transit of Ukrainian agricultural products through its territory, but resumed it on April 21.

 Photo: Agrarian Policy Ministry