Bulgarian and Ukrainian Energy Ministers Rosen Hristov and German Galushchenko discussed the issues of cooperation between the two countries in the field of nuclear energy at the informal EU Council meeting held in Stockholm. It has been reported TASS.
The press service of the Bulgarian energy ministry said that the ministers of the two countries discussed the possibility of cooperation in the field of nuclear energy, as well as the possibility of using Russian equipment at the Belene nuclear power plant in Ukraine (two nuclear power plants). power plant reactors in Bulgaria).
“The issue that the Ukrainian side will send a team of technical experts to Bulgaria will be examined in detail,” the statement said.
Hristov explained to the Ukrainian side Bulgaria’s stance on sanctions against Russia in the field of nuclear energy.
Former Bulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov declarationthe republic refused to complete the Belene NPP, but considered building a new reactor at the Kozloduy NPP. Rosatom was previously supposed to build the Belene nuclear power plant and then entered the competition as part of a consortium of several companies.