DATE:
20/01/2009
Interfax-Ukraine
Ukraine, Belarus could deepen cooperation in energy transit, say presidents
Belarusian and Ukrainian Presidents Alexander Lukashenko and Viktor Yuschenko have stressed the need to deepen bilateral cooperation in the transit of energy resources and cargo transportation.
"We should be a significant player in the transit sector," Yuschenko said, while summing up the outcome of his meeting with Lukashenko in Chernihiv on Tuesday.
He said that Ukraine and Belarus could play roles in the "Eurasian oil transport corridor."
In this connection, Lukashenko said that the Odesa-Brody project remains a pressing issue for Belarus.
"We can provide the Baltic states and Poland with oil via our transportation system," Lukashenko said.
He also said that and it would be a profitable business for Belarus to refine Caspian oil if the project is implemented.
Yuschenko also pointed to Belarus as a transit route in supplying Ukrainian electricity to the Baltic countries.
He said a trilateral meeting would be held in Lithuania soon to discuss plans for the transmission of Ukrainian electricity to the Baltic states.
Source:
http://www.kyivpost.com/nation/33820
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