Crimea wants to intensify cooperation
with German investors, First Deputy Chairman of the Crimean Council of
Ministers Pavlo Burlakov has said at a meeting with German Ambassador to
Ukraine
Hans-Jurgen Heimsoeth, the press office of the Crimean Council of Ministers has reported.
Hans-Jurgen Heimsoeth, the press office of the Crimean Council of Ministers has reported.
"We want German businessmen to come to our country more often
and invest in Crimea more actively. The Crimean government, in turn,
within its authority, is doing everything it can to create a transparent
and favorable environment for investors," he said.
Among priority areas for investment, Burlakov called the
reform of the sanatorium and resort complex, the creation of the
agricultural sector of the 21st century, the development of the
innovative industry, alternative energy and transport infrastructure.
He added that a number of large-scale projects of the EU, the
UNDP-led Crimea Integration and Development Program (UNDP CIDP) and
other international organizations were being successfully implemented on
the peninsula.
The German ambassador, in turn, proposed establishing more
active cooperation between Crimea, the German development bank KfW and
the German Society for International Cooperation (GIZ) in order to
strengthen bilateral relations.
"We want to make our work more active and effective. We would
be pleased if large investments are attracted in Crimea," the diplomat
said.
In particular, Heimsoeth said that the development of wind
energy was a promising area for investors. He said that one of such
projects was a proposal from the German company WKN, which is planning
to build two wind farms near Dzhankoy and Krasnoperekopsk.
In this regard, the ambassador invited the leadership of the Crimean government to support the implementation of projects.
Burlakov, in turn, promised to assist German investors within
the authority of the Crimean government, as well as invited guests from
Germany to attend a meeting of presidents of central European states,
which will be held in Yalta on May 11-12.
