Ukraine, Australia reach understanding on future nuclear sector agreement

11:57, 02.11.2015 1 min read

Ukraine and Australia have reached an understanding on the key issues of a future intergovernmental agreement on the peaceful use of nuclear energy, Head of the European integration department at the Energy and Coal Industry Ministry Mykhailo Bno-Airiian wrote on his Facebook page.

"We've managed to reach an understanding on the key sections of the new agreement on cooperation in the peaceful use of nuclear energy between the Ukrainian and Australian governments and lift all outstanding problems. Now we are to start interior procedures for preparing for signing the agreement," he said.

He said that the four-day negotiations with a delegation of the Australian Safeguards and Non-proliferation Office (ASNO) finished on October 29.

As reported, Ukraine is holding talks on purchasing uranium concentrate in Australia and Kazakhstan.