Greece offers its northern ports of Thessaloniki and Alexandroupoli as an alternative route for exporting Ukrainian wheat and other grains.
This was announced by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Greece, Georgios Gerapetritis, as reported by Ekathimerini.
The official emphasized that Greece is prepared to contribute to resolving the grain export issue and highlighted the "enormous consequences" of the breakdown of the agreement with Russia, especially for Global South countries. The country has already discussed this matter with its EU partners.
The proposed transportation route involves moving the products by rail through Romania and Bulgaria to Thessaloniki and Alexandroupoli.
It is worth noting that while both Greek ports can accommodate the necessary vessels for grain transport, the capacity of the railway network in northern Greece is limited. Nevertheless, this situation could serve as an incentive for expediting railway modernization, such as the line from Alexandroupoli to Ormenio, the last station before Bulgaria, which is very close to the Turkish border.
