KIEV, Aug. 12 – Yuzhny and Illichivsk seaports as 'the sea gates' of the so-called New Silk Road are ready for cooperation with Chinese business, Ukrainian Infrastructure Minister Volodymyr Omelyan said at a meeting with Chinese Ambassador to Ukraine Du Wei.

"Now we can offer rental of terminals, and next year when the concession law would be passed, we will be able to discuss a wider form of cooperation. We are to provide for a powerful and reliable route for delivery of goods from Europe to Asian countries bypassing Russia," he said.