In the Zakarpattia region the state has become a hostage to private businesses and still has none of its own salt production facilities due to lawsuits over the equity rights of the owners of the Tereblia field.
The relevant statement was made by Zakarpattia Regional Military Administration Head Myroslav Biletskyi.
“This salt would indeed cover the needs of the state. There’s a lot of it, and it is good. In other words, there are really no problems with salt in Tereblia. There are problems with the owners who have gotten into quarrels, blocked each other’s work and are now stuck in the courts,” Biletskyi said.
In his words, this is a sad story, in which the state that has been left without its own salt production due to Russian armed aggression has found itself hostage to private businesses.
“This story has made the entire state dependent, as we still do not have our own salt and keep importing it from Egypt or other countries from 2,000 kilometers away. We have neither new jobs and taxes nor development. Although we could have had,” Biletskyi stressed.
According to him, the regional military administration cannot influence the development of events, as this refers to the equity rights of the owners of the field.
“Of course, we try to reconcile them in order to unblock operations. But, it is a complicated story. We must understand that the story has moved to a different dimension, the judicial one. But, the issue must be raised, as the public interest should not suffer from misunderstandings between several individuals,” Biletskyi explained. (Ukrinform)