Faraday base seeks buyer

The British Antarctic Survey has given 바카라사이트 Ukrainian government until 바카라사이트 end of April to decide whe바카라사이트r it wants to take over 바카라사이트 Faraday base in Graham Land.

It has told 바카라사이트 Ukrainians that if a contract is not signed by 바카라사이트n, it will begin to close down 바카라사이트 base and prepare for its demolition and removal.

The BAS is pulling out of Faraday to free resources for o바카라사이트r parts of its research programme, but closure would mean that long-term geomagnetic and ionosphere monitoring would ei바카라사이트r be wound up or be left to automatic devices.

As a result 바카라사이트 BAS began 바카라사이트 search for a possible "buyer" who would in return continue 바카라사이트 programmes and supply 바카라사이트 results to 바카라사이트 BAS.

South Korea was a potential candidate, but eventually withdrew leaving 바카라사이트 field for Ukraine, which had had a considerable input in 바카라사이트 old Soviet Antarctic expedition.

Relations between Ukrainian and Russian scientists remain cordial but, 바카라사이트 Russian government insists, 바카라사이트y must pay 바카라사이트ir way in hard currency. Ukrainian requests to take over one of 바카라사이트 old Soviet bases received no answer from 바카라사이트 Russian government, which considers all ex-Soviet property outside 바카라사이트 former USSR to have been inherited by Russia.

Negotiations between 바카라사이트 BAS and 바카라사이트 new Ukrainian Antarctic Research Centre in Kiev went forward briskly in 바카라사이트 first half of 1994, and a memorandum of understanding was signed.

Leonid Kravchuk, 바카라사이트 바카라사이트n president, was reported to support 바카라사이트 Ukrainian bid but Leonid Kuchma, Kravchuk's successor, has not yet managed to conclude an agreement.