ODESA, NOVEMBER 28th, 2012, CONTEXT-PRICHERNOMORIE ― Consul General of Turkey to Odesa Huseyin Ergani has noted Turkey will do everything to help Ukraine to build LNG-terminal, Context-Prichrnomorie correspondent reports.

Huseyin Ergani stated yesterday, 27 November, during a press conference at IA Context-Prichernomorie.

“The question of the LNG-terminal is a controversial issue, it is always discussed between Ukraine and Turkey. We are trying to assist in resolving of this problem. This question requires more detailed and careful decision, because it meets the problem of environmental safety of a city, and a large region. But I want to emphasize if there is something Turkey can do for Ukraine, we will do it, because our relationships are now at the level of strategic partnership” the Consul General noted.

INFORMATION: The LNG terminal is one of the National Projects launched by the Ukrainian leadership in late 2010. The National Projects include 10 strategically significant investment opportunities which receive a preferential treatment from the state institutions and are set to reposition Ukraine on the world investment map. The projects are focused on four priority sectors representing the country’s strategic development goals: “New Energy”, “New High-quality Infrastructure”, “New Quality of Life” and “Olympic Hope 2022”.

The project of a new LNG terminal construction comes within the “New Energy” section and aims at diversifying the country’s foreign gas supplies and enhancing Ukraine’s positions as a major gas transit country in Europe.