Reply #48: Cheney Vows To Stem Reverse Flow Of Odessa-Brody (Aug 2003) [View All]

CHENEY VOWS TO STEM REVERSE FLOW OF ODESSA-BRODY

www.PRAVDA.com.ua , 8.10.2003, 14:43

The American government is going to help Ukraine in the realization of the intended direction of flow of oil in the pipeline Odessa-Brody, Vice President Dick Cheney's says.

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In the words of Yelchenko, vice-president of USA raised the use of the Odessa-Brody pipeline.

"Cheney wanted to know the exact plans of the Ukrainian government concerning direct or the reverse use of the oil pipeline," Yelchenko said.

In the opinion of Cheney, the decision on use of the pipeline in the reverse direction does not exist, but Yanukovych reminded that "all his activity in the capacity of the premier was aimed at using the pipeline in the direction of Brody."

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He also informed that Yanukovych has asked Cheney that American oil companies moved from declarations to concrete proposals.

"The US vice president stated an opinion, and this the position of the American government, that the decision about the reverse flow of oil would sharply reduce the chances of Ukraine to play a key role of the country through which the energy will go to the Western Europe. Cheney has promised to keep an eye on this issue," Yelchenko said.

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Interfax-Ukraine
http://www2.pravda.com.ua/en/archive/2003/october/8/news/2.shtml
original source: http://www.interfax.kiev.ua/ukr/

Well. Looks like with $65 million you can really "keep an eye on the issue"!