KIEV, Nov. 27 ??“ China may take part in the development of the Ukrainian Black Sea shelf, according to the press service of Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Dmytro Tabachnyk, which refers to a statement by Chinese Deputy Minister of Commerce Yi Xiao Zhun.

"According to Yi Xiao Zhun, China is ready to work on the prospecting and development of the shelf of the Black Sea and to supply equipment to Ukrainian coal mines," Tabachnyk said in a statement.