Sybiha Presses WTO Chief on Black Sea Shipping, Remote Audits
Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha spoke with the World Trade Organization (WTO) chief Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala to back efforts on restoring Black Sea shipping safety, as Russian attacks on civilian vessels and ports threaten Ukraine’s grain exports and global food security. Sybiha also sought support for a WTO standard on remote audits.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha has urged the World Trade Organization (WTO) Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala to support efforts to restore safe shipping in the Black Sea, following Russian attacks on civilian vessels and ports. The attacks have disrupted global food supplies and threaten the security of shipping, according to Sybiha.
In a statement released by the Foreign Ministry, the WTO chief was briefed on Russia's escalating strikes on civilians in Ukraine, including a deadly attack on a residential building in Pryluky that left 22 people dead.
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