Dredging of the Bystre estuary: Ukraine will hold consultations with the European Commission
1.06.2023 - 08:35
Ukraine will soon start consultations with the European Commission, Romania and member countries of international environmental conventions on the issue of dredging the Bystre estuary.
The plans were shared by the Deputy Minister of Communities, Territories and Infrastructure Development of Ukraine Yurii Vaskov in a comment to Interfax-Ukraine .
“We consider it expedient to prove the depth of the Ukrainian part of the Danube to ensure the passage draft of ships – 7.2 meters, which will be equal to the passage draft of the Sulyna Channel (Romania). This will make it possible to significantly increase the carrying capacity of Ukrainian ports, to obtain better conditions for navigating the Danube and, as a result, to increase cargo turnover in Danube ports to 32-35 million tons per year,” Vaskov explained.
The state official noted that Ukraine plans to implement the project in compliance with all environmental aspects and international conventions.
“We will do this exclusively in close cooperation with our international partners. In particular, only after we hold appropriate consultations and agree on an action plan, it will be possible to claim that dredging will take place,” the deputy minister emphasized.
Consultations are planned to start already this year, in the near future, Vaskov added.
