Croatian First Deputy Prime Minister Tomislav Karamarko met with the US State Department's Special Envoy and Coordinator for International Energy Affairs, Amos Hochstein, during his visit to Zagreb.
Deputy Prime Minister Karamarko and Hochstein agreed that the LNG project on the northern Adriatic island of Krk was of mutual interest to both Croatia and the United States.
Given that the previous Croatian government had hesitated about making key decisions on the construction of the LNG terminal, Karamarko said that this government would treat the project as a top priority, the press release said.
Karamarko said that initially it would be a floating terminal because it would cost less and would be easier to build, and that it could become a fully functioning terminal within a period of two years.
The US pledged assistance in building a gas transport system in order to integrate the LNG terminal into the existing network in Croatia.
(Text: Hina)
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