Ukraine looking to join TANAP

16.11.2012 [19:38]
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Baku, November 15 (AZERTAC). Ukraine is in talks to become involved in the construction of the Trans-Anatolian gas pipeline (TANAP), a 2,000 kilometres pipeline which will link Azerbaijani fields with European consumers via Georgia and Turkey, Ukraine's Energy and Coal Minister Yury Boyko said at the Atlantic Council Energy and Economic Summit in Istanbul.

"Ukraine is negotiating to join the TANAP project, and is hopeful of persuading its partners, since the entire infrastructure from Turkey and up to Ukraine's borders is ready," the minister pointed out, adding that the country has gas storage facilities on the border with the European Union, which could be connected to the new pipeline.

He added that supplying Caspian energy resources to the European market through Ukraine would be conducive to stability, economic growth and security in the region. "Diversifying energy supply is crucial for Europe," the minister noted.

Ukraine looking to join TANAP

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