KYIV, July 22 – The initiative for the safe transportation of grain and food products from Ukrainian ports, signed on Friday in Istanbul, will allow ships to resume traffic to Ukrainian ports in the coming days, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said.

"A consensus has been reached on all processes of passage and arrival at the port of destination of ships, the implementation and control of this extremely important plan will be carried out by the Joint Coordination Center, which will be established in Istanbul," he said at the signing ceremony.