Ukraine and Romania resolve 20-year dispute over canal construction
According to the Minister of Ecology, Ukraine has fulfilled the requirements for the environmental impact of the canal construction
Ukraine and Romania have reached an agreement on controversial issues related to the construction of the Danube-Black Sea deep-water shipping lane by the Ukrainian side.
Source. This was announced on December 16 by the Minister of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources of Ukraine Ruslan Strilets.
According to him, the Ukrainian side has fulfilled the requirements of the neighboring state and brought the project in line with the requirements of the Convention, which assesses the impact of certain activities on the environment.
"We have done our homework and come a long way in bringing the project in line with the requirements of the Convention. After all, Ukraine cares about good neighborly relations and compliance with international law. We are willing and able to find common ground and correct the mistakes of the past," the minister said.
According to him, Ukraine has fulfilled the requirements for the environmental impact of the canal construction.
Despite the fact that the transport project was implemented and the canal has been operating for many years, Romania remained concerned about the situation on the Danube.
It should be noted that the Ukrainian government decided to build the canal in 2003, which will connect the Danube and the Black Sea through the Bystre mouth. Romania opposed the construction, arguing that such actions threaten the environment of the region.
The interstate dispute over the Danube-Black Sea Canal, which runs through the Kilia and Starostambul (Bystry) estuaries in the Danube Delta, has been going on since 2004, when Ukraine launched the canal in an experimental mode.
The European Commission and Romania opposed the project, citing the delta's protected status and the lack of an environmental impact assessment.
To resolve the dispute, in January 2005, the Commission of Inquiry was established on the basis of the Espoo Convention to form a scientifically based opinion on the possible consequences of transboundary impacts during the implementation and use of the Danube-Black Sea Canal.
Background. As reported, Romania will help Ukraine with grain exports via the Black Sea. Romania will participate in the creation of anchorages for the online queue for barge handling in the port of Constanta.
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