Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine Pavel Rozenko appealed to the Egyptian authorities to close their ports for cargo ships from the occupied Crimea.

“On behalf of the Ukrainian side, I appeal to the Egyptian authorities to restrict access and refrain from granting permits to call Egyptian ports of ships under the flags of third countries that perform illegal loading in the Crimea,” said Rosenko during a bilateral meeting with the Minister of Investment and International Egypt's cooperation with Dr. Sahar Nasr.

He also stressed that the support of the African continent, including Egypt, is important for the Ukrainian side, the press service of the Deputy Prime Minister reports..