The U.S. remains perhaps the strongest supporter of bringing
Ukraine into NATO. That support obviously has had no impact
on Ukraine's dealings with Iran, against which Washington has
applied economic sanctions.
Reports
the Kyiv Post:
Ukraine's state-owned Zorya-Mashproekt, a gas turbine design
complex from Mykolaiv, will begin delivering power engineering
equipment to Iran Power Plant Project Management (MAPNA) in
August, a spokesman for the Ukrainian concern told Interfax.
The five-year contract covers delivery of 58 turbocompressors
totaling 172.5 million euro. Zorya-Mashproekt won the contract
at a tender in 2008.
The two companies have signed a framework agreement on delivery
of 42 turbogenerators rated at 25 megawatts each and worth a
total of 150 million euro. The Ukrainian concern has already
begun purchasing materials and components under the order, the
spokesman said.
Zorya-Mashproekt also has a contract concluded in 2007 on
delivery of power equipment for Iran's IGAT-7 gas pipeline now
under construction.
About the Author
Doug Bandow is a Senior Fellow at the Cato Institute and the Senior Fellow in International Religious Persecution at the Institute on Religion and Public Policy. A former Special Assistant to President Ronald Reagan, he is author of Beyond Good Intentions: A Biblical View of Politics (Crossway).
