KIEV, June 19 - ArcelorMittal is interested in buying a number of state-owned mines of central Donbas, First Deputy Minister of Energy and Coal Industry Yuriy Ziukov said at a press conference in Kiev.

"They [ArcelorMittal] are interested in our mines, in particular those from central Donbas (Artemvuhillia, Dzerzhynskvuhillia), in terms of their privatization and attracting foreign investment," he said.