No thaw in ties with Belarus until N-plant safety is proved

  • 2017-05-31
  • BNS/TBT Staff
There will be no thaw in the energy dialog between the EU and Belarus until Minsk proves that the nuclear power plant it is building not far from Vilnius is safe, EU Energy Union Commissioner Maros Sefcovic said in the Lithuanian capital last week. According to Sefcovic, the results will be assessed by European regulators, including Lithuanian representatives. Russia's state corporation Rosatom is building the nuclear power plant in Astravyets, some 50 km from Vilnius. The Lithuanian government maintains that the project falls short of safety and environmental standards, but Minsk rejec...
 
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