Romania will not ban the import of Ukrainian grains unilaterally and will wait for the European Commission to implement measures aimed at supporting farmers in Central and Eastern Europe, agriculture minister Petre Daea said on Friday. He added that Romania and Ukraine will consult weekly regarding the expected volumes of grain, in an attempt to limit imports. At the end of a meeting held in Bucharest with his Ukrainian counterpart, Mykola Solskyi, Petre Daea said Romania stands in solidarity with farmers from Poland, Hungary, Bulgaria and Slovakia, but the rules must be made together. The Ukrainian minister thanked him for the „sincere and constructive dialogue” and to the Romanian people for the „sincere support” he has felt for the past two years. „The situation we are in now requires some very quick decisions”, he also said. The two ministers also discussed the cereal crisis in an online meeting a few days ago, when Petre Daea briefed his Ukrainian counterpart on the serious situation farmers are facing in Romania and the measures taken in relation to the transit of Ukrainian cereals.
