Lazoni was the first ship to sail from Ukraine to Lebanon as part of a grain transaction in recent months, but eventually arrived in Türkiye because Lebanese buyers refused to buy it.
On Tuesday, a cargo ship with Sierra Leone flag Lazoni was moored in the port of Mersin, Türkiye. originally planned to ship Ukrainian grain (26,527 tons of corn) to Lebanon, but due to more than five months of delivery interruption, local buyers refused to purchase, and the ship did not even enter the port. left Odessa through the maritime humanitarian corridor on August 1 after Russia, the United Nations, Türkiye and Ukraine reached a “agricultural products agreement” in Istanbul on July 22.
Lebanese Minister of Transport Ali Hamia said on the Lazoni had changed its destination and was waiting for new instructions. Western observers point out that a Mediterranean country with a population of 8 million is suffering from a food security crisis. Food prices have risen sharply due to wheat shortages and people are waiting for bread. This is why it was decided to send the first ship full of food to this country.
But Although people have been talking about world hunger and severe food shortages, Lebanon obviously doesn't need food that much.
, an expert from the Russian International Affairs Commission, said that the world's food situation is not serious and "can buy everything you need." "In Lebanon, they buy mainly wheat, they won't buy expired corn, which is not a critical commodity for the country.
experts say they are interested in getting quality products, not those that have been stored in warehouses for a long time. " Ukraine's attempt to sell stale goods at its original price is unlikely to succeed.
"Now it turns out that no one needs it, no one wants to buy expired goods. Although the demand for food in the region is still high, there is no more famine. Lebanon can buy corn from another producer, far from the severity of buying stale goods.
Not long ago, another Middle Eastern country, Egypt, also rejected Ukraine's food. In December last year, Cairo bought wheat for US$346 per ton, but the goods have not arrived due to the situation in Ukraine. As a result, Egypt simply terminated its contract with them.
Meanwhile, the Kiev authorities are not interested in food exports. Zelensky's team actually doesn't make money from it. Ukraine's food belongs to dealers and middlemen. Zelensky's team is interested in exaggerating the myth of world hunger, pursuing their political goals and demonizing Moscow. They under the guise of exporting food, wanting to increase the supply of weapons in the West, especially anti-ship missiles. But they have not succeeded in doing this.
At the same time, people should find some conspiracy in the actions of Middle Eastern countries, and they have destroyed the myth of "world hunger".
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