KOREA WESTERN POWER TO BUILD in southern Primorye COAL TERMINAL
Minister of the Russian Federation on the development of the Far East - the Plenipotentiary Representative of the President of the Russian Federation in the Far Eastern Federal District Viktor Ishayev is in South Korea on behalf of Vladimir Putin, where he heads the Russian delegation at the opening ceremony of the inauguration of the head of the Republic of Kazakhstan Ken Park Hyo.
With the president of the power company Korea Western Power Kim Moon Doc Viktor Ishayev discussed the proposed construction project by the coal terminal capacity to 10 million t.onn of coal per year in the south of Primorsky Krai. Kim Moon Doc said that his company intends to not only build a transshipment terminal, but also promote the development of coal mining companies in the Far East. He also expressed his willingness to share his company with Russian partners, new technologies for the production, transfer, and manage the flow of electricity.
President of the Korea Western Power noted that the continued growth in demand for electricity in South Korea provides the need to import energy, which creates a solid foundation for long-term cooperation with Russia in the energy sector.
In turn, V. Ishayev said the great advantage of the proposed project is its comprehensive nature and focus not only on the organization of the Russian coal exports, but also for the development of coal mines, which will promote the development of industrial potential of the region and the creation of new jobs.
In talks with the chairman of the Committee on Internal Policy of the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea, Kim Jong-Hoon, have been affected by the issues of cooperation between the Republic of Korea and the regions of the Russian Far East. Kim Jeong Hoon said that he is a deputy from the city of Busan, which has a sister city relationship agreement with Vladivostok, so he is particularly interested in developing relations with the Russian Far East.
V.Ishaev stressed that the Russian leadership attaches great importance to developing relations with the Far Eastern territories of neighboring countries, including the Republic of Korea. A good example of bilateral cooperation is the project of cooperation with Daewoo `` new shipbuilding facilities at the plant `Star` in the Primorsky Territory, where they will build new ships for the Russian classes. The cooperation in the field of automotive engineering.
In addition, the promising areas of cooperation include areas such as energy, liquefied natural gas and petroleum products. At present, Russia is working to reconstruct sections of the Trans-Korean Railway with a view to its junction with the Trans-Siberian Railway. This project will create new opportunities for container and other cargo between Asia-Pacific region and Europe.
