During a press briefing, the Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov expressed his opinion on the nuclear power plant project in Uzbekistan. “First of all, we proceed from the assumption that this is a purely economic project. There can be no political prejudices or political preferences here. Why do we emphasize this? Because there were various speculations around the project in various media,” he said.
The Foreign Minister stressed that the project is beyond any politics, it is purely economic in nature.
“Accordingly, a clear economic justification is needed, and the economic feasibility of the project must be proven. This is especially true against the background of the dynamic development of renewable energy sources in Uzbekistan. Our country, for example, has a package of proposals, moreover, direct investments, for the development of the solar, hydropower, wind and others, "he said.
The Minister Kamilov said that “we have not forgotten the safety issues in accordance with the IAEA standards”
“Another, no less important, sensitive issue: this is a high-tech and large-scale project, which cannot be out of sight of the public, cannot but be transparent. Therefore, we will study the attitude to this issue of the public not only of Uzbekistan, but also that of the neighboring countries that have common borders with our country. Thus, we will continue to explore these aspects. The work is certainly underway. But everything will depend on the answers to the above questions. Based on this, the final decision will be made: to implement the project or not,” the minister concluded.
