BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS

DATE:

17/12/2008

Belarus, China ink agreement on cooperation in peaceful uses of atomic energy

Belarus and China have signed the intergovernmental agreement on cooperation in peaceful uses of atomic energy. The document was signed by Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to China Anatoly Tozik and Deputy Minister of Science and Technology of China Cao Jianlin in Beijing on December 16, BelTA learnt in the Chinese Embassy in Belarus.

During the signing ceremony Anatoly Tozik noted that some Chinese corporations have shown their interest in participation in construction of the first Belarusian nuclear power plant. The signed agreement provides the legal-treaty base for development of the Belarusian-Chinese cooperation in the nuclear area.

During a meeting in Beijing on August 7 this year, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko and Chinese President Hu Jintao noted that the relations between the two countries are developing dynamically. It concerns the political, trade and economic, investment, humanitarian and sci-tech areas, the Belarusian Ambassador highlighted.

According to the preliminary data, in 2008, the trade between Belarus and China may hit $2 billion.

Source:

http://capital.trend.az/?show=news&newsid=1373872&catid=616&subcatid=&lang=en

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