Hungarian Foreign Minister: No plans to replace Rosatom as contractor for Paks construction

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Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjarto said that Russia has no plans for a contractor change under the contract for the construction of the Paks-2 nuclear power plant, which is Rosatom company, that the changes in the contract are of a technical nature and result from the following. duration of the project. He announced this at a press conference. DEA News.

“As for the changes to the NGS construction contract, we do not plan any structural changes that would concern the contractor or the project company, these changes to the contract are time-bound, it has been nine years since it was signed… A lot has changed,” said Szijjártó.

According to him, the technical changes in the contract on the construction and financing of the project, agreed with the Russian side, are aimed at accelerating the completion of investments.

He added that Hungary expects the European Union not to interfere in amending the treaty, as the document complies with all European rules and regulations regarding nuclear safety. The head of the country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed confidence that it would not be difficult for the European Commission to grant permission to change projects.

Former Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter declarationBudapest will not even accept partial sanctions on Russian nuclear energy.

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