KYIV, May 27 - The Ministry of Infrastructure is preparing concession in seven seaports of Ukraine and welcomes the manifestation of private initiative in terms of public-private partnership projects.

"There are two ways to initiate investment projects: initiation by the state and initiation by a private partner. We are working in both directions, and I am sure that there are potential investors in this hall ... Today, seven seaports are in the concession procedure at different stages and a decision on privatization has been made on three more ports," Iryna Koshel, the director of the Reform Support Team at the Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine, said during the Ukrainian Port Forum.