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The Agreement inked between the Government of Ukraine and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development on allocation of Eur 135 million will facilitate fastest building of a sarcophagus over the Chornobyl nuclear power station. The Prime Minister of Ukraine Yulia Tymoshenko announced during a joint press conference with EBRD President Thomas Mirow.

“It gives hope that works into building of the sarcophagus over Chornobyl nuclear power plant will be completed and Ukraine, at last, will see an event which have long been awaited – the territory around the nuclear power plant will become ecologically safe,” the Head of Government stressed.

In his turn EBRD President Thomas Mirow also expressed hopes this Grant would help to successfully complete the works on Chornobyl nuclear plant. “The Agreement has to facilitate successful construction of a new safe sarcophagus,” Thomas Mirow stressed.

According to him, the new safe confinement is a unique construction which has never been erected before. The EBRD President also views to reflect on certain final terms of construction proves ahead of time for now: “We would like to achieve certain good results on the building site by 2012, as we consider the year 2012 is of extreme importance for Ukraine”.

Source:Government Portal