TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, September 27. Deputy Foreign Minister of Uzbekistan, Muzaffarbek Madrahimov, and U.S. Deputy Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Brent Christensen signed a Memorandum of Understanding on nuclear cooperation, Trend reports via the U.S. State Department for Arms Control and Int'l Security.
According to Christensen, the signing of the memorandum establishes a framework for expanded collaboration in nuclear energy, including knowledge exchange between experts and industrial enterprises from both countries.
He also emphasized that the agreement aligns with a U.S. presidential executive order aimed at supporting the competitiveness of the American nuclear industry in the global market.
Earlier this summer, Uzbekistan’s senators approved a law joining the Vienna Convention on Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage, which provides legal mechanisms for insurance and compensation in the construction of the country’s first nuclear power plant.