RIGA, May 23 (LETA) - A liquefied ammonia cargo, which had to be removed from a sanctioned terminal at the Freeport of Ventspils, has been removed from the port, the State Environmental Service's public relations officer Aija Jalinska told LETA.

The Environmental Service has instructed Ventamonjaks to remove ammonia technological residue from the terminal. The company told the service that it had enough finances to ensure further operations, and there were no security threats.

The Environmental Service continues to cooperate with Ventamonjaks to suspend operations of the terminal and its conservation.

As reported, the Environmental Service had instructed Ventamonjaks to remove around 40,000 tons of liquid ammonia from its terminal in the port of Ventspils by May 20. Ventamonjaks, which has been subject to Western sanctions over Russia's military aggression, warned earlier that due to the sanctions it could only guarantee a safe storage of the chemical until mid-May.

A 55 percent stake in Ventamonjaks belongs to the Cyprus-registered company Uralchem Freight Limited Kipra, which in turn belongs to Belarusian-Russian oligarch Dmitry Mazepin. The remaining 45 percent in Ventamonjaks belong to Halcyon Capitals, whose owner is Janis Austrins, the son-in-law of former Ventspils mayor Aivars Lembergs.