Azerbaijan to supply gas to UkraineJune 14, 2010 - 12:55 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Ukraine’s Fuel and Energy Minister Yuri Boyko said Ukrainian officials have held talks with Azerbaijani counterparts, who build a liquefied natural gas terminal in Kula, Georgia, together with Romanian and Bulgarian specialists. "We plan to buy 5 billion cubic meters of gas initially, and about 5 to 10 billion cubic meters in subsequently," he said. The Minister said that the construction of own transhipment terminal for liquefied natural gas will cost Ukraine a billion dollars. However, building a terminal in Odessa, Kiev will be able to find alternatives to Russian gas. "Construction of the terminal will be repaid very quickly,” he said, today.az reported. Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. Partner news |