Vietnam is having discussions with the US on negotiations about a civil nuclear cooperation agreement, the Vietnamese Foreign Ministry’s spokesperson said.
Nguyen Phuong Nga provided the information on August 10 in reply to reporters’ queries on Vietnam-US cooperation in nuclear energy.
She said the agreement on civil nuclear cooperation, also called Agreement 123, covers the US ’s transfer of information relating to nuclear materials, equipment and technology to other countries to ensure that nuclear weapons are not proliferated.
The spokesperson recalled that Vietnam signed with the US a memorandum of understanding on nuclear energy cooperation in March this year.
In Vietnam , civil nuclear technologies and energy are being applied at a small scale in the fields of healthcare, agriculture, and scientific research, Nga said.
She noted that the country recently began deploying its nuclear power programme and is willing to expand its cooperation internationally.
Vietnam has so far inked bilateral nuclear cooperation agreements with Russia , China , France , India , the Republic of Korea and Argentina , the spokeswoman said.
She affirmed that as a member of the Nuclear Weapon Non-proliferation Treaty, Vietnam has strongly supported and actively contributed to the international community’s efforts toward disarmament, non-proliferation of nuclear weapons, and promotion of nuclear energy use for peaceful purposes for all nations’ benefits.
Nga reiterated that Vietnam has joined important international treaties in the field and always committed to seriously and fully implementing its obligations as a treaty member, which has been highly valued by other countries and international organisations./.
Nguyen Phuong Nga provided the information on August 10 in reply to reporters’ queries on Vietnam-US cooperation in nuclear energy.
She said the agreement on civil nuclear cooperation, also called Agreement 123, covers the US ’s transfer of information relating to nuclear materials, equipment and technology to other countries to ensure that nuclear weapons are not proliferated.
The spokesperson recalled that Vietnam signed with the US a memorandum of understanding on nuclear energy cooperation in March this year.
In Vietnam , civil nuclear technologies and energy are being applied at a small scale in the fields of healthcare, agriculture, and scientific research, Nga said.
She noted that the country recently began deploying its nuclear power programme and is willing to expand its cooperation internationally.
Vietnam has so far inked bilateral nuclear cooperation agreements with Russia , China , France , India , the Republic of Korea and Argentina , the spokeswoman said.
She affirmed that as a member of the Nuclear Weapon Non-proliferation Treaty, Vietnam has strongly supported and actively contributed to the international community’s efforts toward disarmament, non-proliferation of nuclear weapons, and promotion of nuclear energy use for peaceful purposes for all nations’ benefits.
Nga reiterated that Vietnam has joined important international treaties in the field and always committed to seriously and fully implementing its obligations as a treaty member, which has been highly valued by other countries and international organisations./.
