Greece considers shipbuilding to be one of the most promising areas of cooperation with Russia, with the sides discussing a number of joint projects to construct catamarans and chemical tankers, the adviser to Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Russian issues told Russian reporters on Thursday
THESSALONIKI (Greece) (Pakistan Point news / Sputnik - 18th April, 2019) Greece considers shipbuilding to be one of the most promising areas of cooperation with Russia, with the sides discussing a number of joint projects to construct catamarans and chemical tankers, the adviser to Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Russian issues told Russian reporters on Thursday.Earlier in the day, the 12th session of the Joint Russian-Greek Commission on Economic, Industrial, Scientific and Technical Cooperation opened in the Greek city of Thessaloniki. The session is expected to continue through Friday.
"We are talking about cooperation between Greek, Russian and European shipyards, as well as their joint project of building ships of Russian projects, such as catamarans and chemical tankers, in Greece, Russia and Croatia," Dimitrios Velanis, who is also a coordinator of the joint Russian-Greek commission, said.
According to Velanis, with agreements on joint ventures already in place and design work completed, the joint projects are only awaiting implementation.
The Greek official added that the jointly-built vessels would be used in various regions across Russia and Greece, as well as other countries.
Velanis stressed that such projects which combine knowledge and experience accumulated by the two countries were an example of cooperation that could be expanded to other areas. He also praised a role that Russia's St. Petersburg-based company Admiralty Shipyards played in ship repair.
