Taipei - A Taiwan architecture firm said Saturday it may seek at least one million dollars in damages from the Ukrainian government for scrapping a contract to remodel a Kiev stadium to host the Euro 2012 football tournament.
"We are still seeking to win back the contract. If the effort fails, we do not rule out suing the Ukrainian government for damages, which should be a minimum of one million US dollars," Archasia President Eric Hsu said.
Hsu said Taiwan's representative at the World Trade Organization (WTO) had raised the issue with Ukraine's WTO representative.
Archasia has also sought China's help to stop Ukraine from awarding the contract to a German firm. Archasia has signed up the China Metallurgical Group Corp to carry out the renovation of the Kiev Olympic Stadium.
"We heard that China State Council's Taiwan Affairs Office is taking the issue seriously and has been contacting Ukraine since June," he told Deutsche Presse-Agentur dpa by phone.
Archasia is seeking China's help in settling the issue because Taiwan does not have diplomatic ties with Ukraine, and China does.
Archasia has already filed a lawsuit with a Kiev court against the Ukrainian sports ministry for cancelling the contract.
On April 16, Archasia beat 18 contestants to win the bid to renovate the Olympic Stadium for Euro 2012, to be co-hosted by Ukraine and Poland.
The 84,000-seat stadium, built in the 1920s, will host three group matches, one quarterfinal and the final in the summer of 2012. (dpa)
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