Vietnam welcomes nuclear energy deal with US

Nhan Dan/VNA - Vietnam welcomes US President Barack Obama’s approval of a bilateral agreement on the use of nuclear energy for peaceful purposes, Foreign Ministry’s spokesman Le Hai Binh has said.

A nuclear power station in the US
A nuclear power station in the US

In reply to reporters’ queries regarding the issue in Hanoi on February 25, the spokesman noted, “The agreement will create the highest legal framework on civil nuclear power co-operation between Vietnam and the US."

The document will make it easier for Vietnam to access and peacefully utilise advanced nuclear materials and technologies from the US in a safe and effective manner for the sake of its socio-economic development, Binh said.

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