Turkey nuke decision due by March

Kyodo News

Japan and Turkey agreed Friday to reach a “certain conclusion” in about three months on whether Japan will build a nuclear power plant on the Black Sea coast, an industry ministry official said.

Building ties: Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Akihiro Ohata and visiting Turkish Energy and Natural Resources Minister Taner Yildiz field questions at a Friday news conference in Tokyo. KYODO PHOTO

The agreement was reached during talks in Tokyo between Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Akihiro Ohata and visiting Turkish Energy and Natural Resources Minister Taner Yildiz, who also signed a memorandum on civil nuclear cooperation in the development of human resources and other areas.

At a joint news conference after the talks, Ohata pitched Japan’s nuclear power technologies as safe and earthquake-resistant, while the Turkish minister seemed eager to seek cooperation.

“We are expecting that the construction of a nuclear power plant in Turkey could be achieved under the cooperation of both the public and private sectors of the two countries,” Yildiz said.

Japan has been trying to export its nuclear power technologies. But there is no guarantee negotiations with Turkey will go smoothly.

via Turkey nuke decision due by March | The Japan Times Online.