According to Monday's announcement by Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar, the first ship carrying grain to depart Ukraine under a safe passage arrangement will anchor off the coast of Istanbul about 1200 GMT on Tuesday for a joint inspection.
Following the departure of the corn-loaded Razoni from the Ukrainian port of Odesa for Lebanon, Akar gave an interview to Turkey's state-run Anadolu news agency. A Joint Coordination Centre with staff from the United Nations, Russia, Ukraine, and Turkey was established in Istanbul as part of the deal.