SYDNEY: Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop announced on Friday a pact to export uranium to Ukraine, which could help ease Kiev’s traditional reliance on hostile neighbor Russia for energy.
Ukraine has previously expressed interest in buying the material, as well as coal, from Australia, the world’s third-ranking uranium producer behind Kazakhstan and Canada.
“This agreement provides Ukraine with the opportunity to diversify its energy supply,” Bishop, who is in Washington for a nuclear security summit on reducing stockpiles, said in a statement. “All exports of Australian uranium will be subject to internationally agreed security standards and will be strictly controlled to ensure …read more
Source: The Manila Times
