Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LIII

No 39

27-Sep-2010

KUWAIT

Kuwait And Russia Sign Nuclear Cooperation Agreement

Kuwait and Russia have signed a memorandum of cooperation for the peaceful use of nuclear energy, as the emirate embarks on plans to build up to four nuclear reactors by 2022. Ahmad Bishara, Secretary-General of the Kuwaiti National Nuclear Energy Committee (KNNEC) told state news agency KUNA that the five-year agreement would provide for cooperation in the establishment of a network...