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Medvedev signs Russia-Turkey nuclear papers
MOSCOW, May 7 (RIA Novosti)
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has signed a 2009 nuclear
cooperation agreement with Turkey that would boost energy projects
between the two countries, the Kremlin said on Saturday.
The deal, approved by Russia's parliament last month, was one of
several agreements struck by Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on
a visit to Ankara in August 2009.
Last year, Russia and Turkey signed $20 billion agreement under which
Russia would help build and operate Turkey's first nuclear power
plant.
Speaking on a visit to Moscow in March, Turkish Prime Minister Recep
Tayyip Erdogan said the plant would be an "example for the rest of the
world" in terms of safety and transparency in nuclear emergencies.
There have been renewed concerns about the safety of nuclear power
generation after the radiation leak crisis at Japan's Fukushima
Daiichi nuclear plant that was badly damaged by an earthquake and
tsunami on March 11.
From: A. Papazian
MOSCOW, May 7 (RIA Novosti)
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has signed a 2009 nuclear
cooperation agreement with Turkey that would boost energy projects
between the two countries, the Kremlin said on Saturday.
The deal, approved by Russia's parliament last month, was one of
several agreements struck by Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on
a visit to Ankara in August 2009.
Last year, Russia and Turkey signed $20 billion agreement under which
Russia would help build and operate Turkey's first nuclear power
plant.
Speaking on a visit to Moscow in March, Turkish Prime Minister Recep
Tayyip Erdogan said the plant would be an "example for the rest of the
world" in terms of safety and transparency in nuclear emergencies.
There have been renewed concerns about the safety of nuclear power
generation after the radiation leak crisis at Japan's Fukushima
Daiichi nuclear plant that was badly damaged by an earthquake and
tsunami on March 11.
From: A. Papazian