Ukraine Offered Azerbaijan Access to Oil Pipelines Leading to EuropeDecember 27, 2006 - 13:46 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Ukrainian Prime Minister Victor Yanukovich offered Azerbaijan access to the Ukrainian oil pipelines leading to Europe. "Ukraine is interested in organization of light Caspian oil via the Baku-Supsa-Odessa-Europe route and participation of Azeri companies in the project," Yanukovich said at a meeting with Azerbaijan's Prime Minister Artur Rasizade. For his part Ukrainian Minister of Fuel and Energy Yuri Boyko explained that Azerbaijan annually intensifies oil output with 6-7 million tons and needs extra ways of transportation. He backed Azerbaijan's participation in the joint venture that will own the Odessa-Brody oil pipeline. Yanukovich said Ukraine is capable to ensure the oil quality. Presently the state earns some $300 million per year on oil swap. With Azerbaijan, the sum can increase with $50 million. In early December 2006 Azeri President Ilham Aliyev stated that the government is due to consider the reduction of oil transit via Russia. Later the Prime Minister refuted the information and said Azerbaijan will follow the current schedule, reports Lenta.ru. Top stories Yerevan has dismissed Turkey’s demand to shut down the Armenian nuclear power plant as “inappropriate”. Armenia will loan 2.9 billion drams to Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh), according to a draft government decision. The Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan has “strongly condemned” Armenia’s decision. Kerobyan has said that for the first time in the history of Armenia, the volume of foreign direct investments amounted to about $1 billion. Partner news | Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. Ucom equips four bus stops in Ijevan with free Wi-Fi Ucom now provides free Wi-Fi coverage in smart bus stops in four communities of Ijevan. Armenians stage more campaigns against territorial concessions to Azerbaijan Protesters blocked more roads across Armenia on Friday, April 26 in continuing attempts to scuttle territorial concessions to Azerbaijan. Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. |