Romanian PM to visit Kyiv to finalise agreement about grain

Romanian Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu is to visit Kyiv to finalise the agreement on further exports of Ukrainian grain to Romania.

Ciolacu announced that he and several ministers would travel to Kyiv to conclude negotiations on further Ukrainian grain exports to Romania, Ukrainska Pravda reports.

"I think we will complete all discussions on exports to Romania," he said.

Ciolacu added that he regularly communicates on this topic with his Ukrainian counterpart, Denys Shmyhal, and the European Commission and that there is also a constant dialogue between the ministers of agriculture and economy.  

The date of Ciolacu’s arrival was not disclosed, apparently for security reasons.

Romania is one of the five Eastern European EU countries, along with Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia, that have experienced a sharp increase in imports of Ukrainian grain since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.