Wednesday, 21 June 2006
LONDON, June 21 (IranMania) - The head of the UN atomic watchdog, Mohamed ElBaradei, will pay a visit to Turkey next month to discuss Ankara's plans to develop nuclear energy, a Turkish diplomat said Tuesday, AFP reported.
The agenda of the July 6-9 visit will focus on government plans to build three nuclear power plants with a total capacity of about 5,000 megawatts to become operational in 2012.
The project is aimed at fending off a possible energy shortage and reducing dependence on foreign energy supplies, mainly natural gas from Russia and Iran.
ElBaradei, the director of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), is also expected to discuss international issues with Turkish officials, the diplomat said.
Turkey neighbors Iran, which has been offered a package of incentives if it heeds international calls to suspend sensitive nuclear fuel work and cooperate with the IAEA.
Iran has ruled out suspending enrichment and has said it will come up with a counter-offer.
Wednesday, June 21, 2006 - T®2005 IranMania.com
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Wednesday, 21 June 2006
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