Finland to Develop LNG Import Terminal

Gulf Times
Tuesday, March 05, 2013

On a visit to Qatar, Finland's PM conferred with government officials about the future import of LNG to serve neighbouring countries.

According to the 'Gulf Times' Finnish company Gasum plans to build an LNG terminal that will serve as a distribution hub to other European countries and for that reason, as well as others of common interest, the Finnish Prime Minister Jyrki Katainen visited Doha to discuss the proposal with the Qatari side.

Katainen described his meeting with HE the Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jabor al-Thani as fruitful. He noted that the talks focused on developments in the Arab region particularly in Syria. They also discussed developments in Iran and other countries in the region. The two prime ministers also discussed boosting trade relations, particularly the Finnish companies that have a long-standing experience in the health sector.  


Source: Gulf Times

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