KYIV, July 17 - Shipping companies have notified the Ukrainian side of their readiness to continue exporting grain from Ukrainian ports, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in an interview with African journalists on Monday, press secretary of the head of state Serhiy Nikiforov said.

"Even without the Russian Federation, everything must be done so that we can use this "Black Sea corridor." We are not afraid. We were approached by companies that own ships. They said they were ready if Ukraine would let go, and Turkey would let us through - everyone is ready to continue deliveries grain," the president said.