Ukraine to buy at least 2 mln tonnes of coal from USA

President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko has stated that Ukraine will purchase at least 2 million tonnes of coal from the United States.

The Ukrainian president stated this in an interview with Ukrainian TV Channels, an Ukrinform correspondent reported.

"We’ve agreed on American coal [supplies] from Pennsylvania at competitive prices, we will have the full assistance from the department of the Ministry of Trade and Energy, the new Administration and Congress that we will have guaranteed supplies of at least 2 million tonnes of coal," the President said.

According to him, all conditions have been agreed and now contracts should be concluded.

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