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Yatseniuk in Warsaw: Ukraine wants to become part of gas energy hub with its European partners
10.09.2015 10:21 "Agro Perspectiva" (Kyiv) —
"Ukraine wants to be part of the gas energy hub project Poland, Romania, Hungary and Slovakia have embarked on. This means that gas flows among our countries will be free and we will have an opportunity to trade freely, without any restrictions", Government Portal reports quoting the Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatseniuk as saying within the meeting with the Polish Prime Minister Ewa Kopacz in Warsaw yesterday.
«This is another tool to increase energy independence of Ukraine,» Yatseniuk stressed.
As to the report, Yatseniuk admitted that joining this major gas pipeline project that meets all the criteria and standards of the EU energy policy (the third energy package and the European Charter) is another way for Ukraine to pay a market gas price, to get rid of Russian gas dependence and to introduce new and transparent conditions for functioning of the energy market.
Reportedly, Yatseniuk also reminded about the signed Memorandum, which enables to commence engineering work to construct gas interconnection point between Ukraine and Poland with a total volume of deliveries approximately 10 billion cubic meters of gas.
As to Yatseniuk, Ukraine has already made preliminary calculations, so our country needs US$160 million to implement this project.
«Now we are waiting for the calculations from our Polish friends,» he said.
As to the report, the PM also told that within his meeting with Ewa Kopacz they discussed issues of extended cooperation in customs sector between the two countries.
«Today we have taken a joint decision to immediately launch negotiations on signing a new deal to establish joint checkpoints at our customs».
Reportedly, he reminded that under the current agreement in effect from 2001, four points of joint control operate at the Ukrainian-Polish boundary
«We are going to introduce joint control at eight checkpoints between Ukraine and Poland,» he said.
As to the report, Yatseniuk expressed gratitude to the Polish Prime Minister for the support for Ukraine, for the constructive dialogue and «for the practical decisions that we jointly arrive at».
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