OREANDA-NEWS  On 05 March was announced, that First Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine Olexandr Turchynov held a meeting with Vice President of Royal Dutch Shell plc Rien Herber.

During the event the interlocutors have touched upon further development of collaboration, notably in energy domain of Ukraine. According to Rien Herber, despite the world financial downturn the Shell plc is planning further development of its projects in Ukraine. 

In the course of talks Olexandr Turchynov aired readiness of the Government of Ukraine to deepen cooperation with the Shell plc in the framework of concluded in 2006 Memorandum on mutual understanding to cooperate in energy area between the Ministry of Fuel and Energy of Ukraine and Ministry of Economic Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. “The Government spares no efforts to ensure more comfortable and more protective conditions for foreign and also Dutch investors in Ukraine,” Olexandr Turchynov stressed.