French businessmen from Marseille are expected to visit Odessa in the third decade of April, Galina Besicovitch, the head of the Directorate for Foreign Economic Affairs and European Integration of Odessa regional administration said in an interview with journalists, Most-Odessa reports.
The visit of the French delegation should result in a cooperation agreement between the state-owned Odessa Commercial Sea Port and the Port of Marseilles.
"The French would be willing to invest in the Port of Odessa. A draft agreement has been prepared and will be submitted for approval to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (of Ukraine)," Galina Besicovitch said.
Port of Marseille is located in the south of France, on the shore of the Gulf of Lions the Mediterranean Sea. There are petrochemical and chemical industry enterprises, shipyards and dockyards at the Port along with other facilities.
State-run Odessa Commercial Sea Port is one of the largest ports of the Black Sea-Azov Basin. The Port’s facilities allow handling annually more than 14 million tons of dry cargoes and 14 million tons of petroleum products. In 2009 Odessa Port posted a year-over-year 19% drop in freight volumes, at 28.007m tons.
The visit of the French delegation should result in a cooperation agreement between the state-owned Odessa Commercial Sea Port and the Port of Marseilles.
"The French would be willing to invest in the Port of Odessa. A draft agreement has been prepared and will be submitted for approval to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (of Ukraine)," Galina Besicovitch said.
Port of Marseille is located in the south of France, on the shore of the Gulf of Lions the Mediterranean Sea. There are petrochemical and chemical industry enterprises, shipyards and dockyards at the Port along with other facilities.
State-run Odessa Commercial Sea Port is one of the largest ports of the Black Sea-Azov Basin. The Port’s facilities allow handling annually more than 14 million tons of dry cargoes and 14 million tons of petroleum products. In 2009 Odessa Port posted a year-over-year 19% drop in freight volumes, at 28.007m tons.