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Hungary and Belarus signs deal to help build nuclear reactor

Members of the delegations, led by Belarusian Foreign Minister Sergei Aleinik and Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto, hold talks in Minsk, Belarus, May 29, 2024. Vitaly Pivovarchik/BelTA/Handout via REUTERS

Hungary’s government signed an accord with Belarus to help build Hungary’s second nuclear plant, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said in a statement in Minsk on Wednesday.

Hungary’s PAK 2 reactor has been under construction by Russia’s Rosatom since 2014. The Russian company is building two reactors with a capacity of 1.2 gigawatts each at PAKS 2 in central Hungary.

“Of great importance is the agreement signed here today on nuclear energy cooperation, which allows us to use the experiences Belarus gained here while constructing reactors with a similar technology,” Szijjarto said, without giving further details on the accord.

The 12.5 billion euro ($13.57 billion) project has experienced long delays, even though nuclear power is not covered by European Union sanctions against Russia, imposed over the war in Ukraine.

Hungary, which gets most of its power from Russia, has opposed expanding sanctions to include the sector.

Szijjarto also criticised a proposal from some of Hungary’s European and NATO counterparts to send their soldiers to Ukraine to train forces inside the country.

(Source : Reuters)

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