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President Yoon Suk Yeol, who is on an official trip to the Czech Republic, anticipated the two sides to form a “nuclear power alliance” looking into the next 100 years based on their decade-long strategic partnership.
In a joint statement following a meeting with Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala on Friday, Yoon said he had talked about institutionalizing a comprehensive nuclear cooperation on the occasion of Seoul’s participation in the Dukovany nuclear power plant project.
Yoon said the two sides agreed to continue close communication to ensure a smooth completion of pending procedures until the final contract signing, and for the project to become a model case for their future-oriented cooperation.
Fiala, for his part, said the Dukovany project will be an opportunity for a significant development in the strategic partnership and economic cooperation between the two countries.
Referring to the memorandum of understanding(MOU) on cooperation in high-speed railways, Yoon said the MOU has set the foundation for Korean companies to contribute to the industrial development of the Czech Republic, and to enter the European rail market.