Turkey to boost nuclear facilities output by 2030March 28, 2012 - 15:29 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkey is determined to provide some 10 percent of its electricity needs from nuclear facilities as of 2030, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said, speaking at the Nuclear Security Summit in South Korea’s Seoul, Hurriyet Daily News reported. “Making use of safe, low-cost and environmentally-friendly energy resources is the focus of our development strategies,” Erdoğan said, addressing the general assembly attended by world leaders. “Turkey has launched its ambitious nuclear program. It will implement this program resolutely to meet the country’s energy needs sustainably,” he said, adding that the program would be based on the principles of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), attaining high safety and security standards. “What happened in Fukushima, adding to the Chernobyl and Three Miles Island accidents, has once again reminded us the crucial importance of nuclear security and the tests that nuclear energy is facing.” Meanwhile, Energy Minister Taner Yıldız, who joined Erdoğan during his visit, told journalists that Turkish and South Korean officials had not reached an agreement on the construction of a second nuclear plant in Turkey. After a meeting with South Korean Information Technologies Minister Hong Suk-Woo, Yıldız said South Korea had expressed an interest in constructing a 5,000-6,000 megawatt nuclear as well as coal power plant in Turkey, and that talks were continuing, according to Reuters. Turkey is set to hold a second round of talks with South Korean authorities during the Energy Leaders Summit in Istanbul next month, a large event expected to be participated in by around 70 countries. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | About 173 million drams and more than 30 beneficiary funds. "The Power of One Dram" is 4 years old In June 2020, the exclusive joint corporate social responsibility initiative of Idram and IDBank "The Power of One Dram" was launched. CSTO budget “to be adjusted due to Yerevan’s non-payment of contributions” The CSTO budget for the current year requires adjustments due to the refusal of Yerevan to pay their share of contributions. Russia sends note of protest to Armenia over envoy’s trip to Ukraine’s Bucha Russia has sent a note of protest to Armenia over the visit of Vladimir Karapetyan and Tigran Ter-Margaryan to Bucha. Armenia: Protesters march to parliament, some spend the night on street The protesters did not disperse despite heavy rain that began at around 2 a.m. local time. |