Romanian authorities have not yet received written consent from the Ukrainian side to inspect the dredging works on the Bastro Canal, as the measurements are to begin today, government sources told HotNews.ro.

According to the calendar agreed between the Romanian and Ukrainian authorities, the measurements to establish exactly what works were carried out on the Bastroe Canal will start on March 15 and last for 15 days.

In order to start the measurements, the written consent of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine is required, which the Romanian authorities have not yet received, government sources told HotNews.ro.

Environment Minister Tanchos Barna said on Monday that this written agreement is needed “to go out with three ships and measure the length of the depth of Chile, and then enter the Bastro channel, which is one hundred percent on the territory of Ukraine. and be able to verify depths, calculate flows if only dredging has been carried out, maintain depths and ensure that flows do not change in a way that affects biodiversity in the medium to long term. a term from the Delta.”

According to Tanchos Barna, the ships that will go to this area belong to the Ministry of Transport, they are equipped with sensors, with room for the crew, and the activity lasts for several days.

• “We made several cuts, we measured 14 points and compared them with the data we had from 2017, and there is no change in these fixed cuts that are on the Chilean arm,” the minister said.

The results of the first measurements made by Romania after the dredging of the Bastro Canal

The first measurements carried out by the authorities in the territorial waters of Romania after the dredging of the Bastroe Canal confirm that the flows have not changed compared to the statistical flows of the last 10-20 years in the area, but for the general conclusion Measurements are also required from the Ukrainian side, which is expected to be in writing. also noted by Tanchos Barna.

Last week, he presented the government with the first results of measurements carried out by the Romanian authorities after the dredging of the Bastroe Canal, saying that the biodiversity in the Danube Delta has not been affected by the work so far.

• “In recent weeks, colleagues from ANAR and ARBDD carried out the first measurements, which were completed last week, on the flow of the Danube in Kilia and in the areas where we have access to the territorial waters of Romania, and where we could, we went to the other side of the Danube with the agreement of the Ukrainian partners and neighbors
• These measurements confirm that flows have not changed compared to statistical flows over the past 10-20 years in the area. It also confirms that there are no significant changes caused by dredging on the 14 cross-sections, but it should be emphasized that these measurements cover 14 cross-sections with a length of almost 100 kilometers,” the minister said.

At the same time, he emphasized that measurements in the territorial waters of Ukraine are also needed for a general conclusion.

Ukraine has suggested that it will stop any form of dredging in Chile and Bastro until the situation is resolved

On March 7, the State Secretary of the Ministry of Transport Yonel Skriostianu announced after a meeting regarding the Bastro Canal that the Ukrainian side had undertaken to stop any dredging work until the situation was clarified.

• “The good news is that Ukraine has assumed that it will stop any form of dredging in Chili and Bastro, and we have determined together with the delegation of the European Commission that from now on the main activity will be focused on the consolidation of the Sulin Canal, investments in the Sulin Canal, in order to increase the transit capacity to receive all vessels that are on the maritime Danube cluster. (…) Ukraine assumed that it would stop any form of dredging, be it operational, maintenance or any other form,” Yonel Skriostianu declares.