Mongolia, Japan deny plan to set up nuclear waste storage facility in Mongolia
ULAN BATOR, May 11 (Xinhua) -- Mongolian foreign minister G.Zandanshatar and Japanese Ambassador to Mongolia Kidokoro Takuo have denied the possibility of setting up nuclear waste storage facility in Mongolia, local media reported on Wednesday.
The two sides made the statement during their meeting on Tuesday, which focused on the establishment of agreements on economic partnership and strategic partnership between the two countries.
Japanese newspaper Mainichi reported earlier that Japan and the United States planned to jointly build a spent nuclear waste storage facility in Mongolia to serve their customers of their nuclear plant exporters.
There have been rumors for a long time that Mongolia would accept the region's nuclear waste that was produced by South Korea and China's Taiwan province.
Last month, the Mongolian Foreign Ministry had once denied the possibity for Mongolia to establish a nuclear waste storage facility.
Editor: Yang Lina
The two sides made the statement during their meeting on Tuesday, which focused on the establishment of agreements on economic partnership and strategic partnership between the two countries.
Japanese newspaper Mainichi reported earlier that Japan and the United States planned to jointly build a spent nuclear waste storage facility in Mongolia to serve their customers of their nuclear plant exporters.
There have been rumors for a long time that Mongolia would accept the region's nuclear waste that was produced by South Korea and China's Taiwan province.
Last month, the Mongolian Foreign Ministry had once denied the possibity for Mongolia to establish a nuclear waste storage facility.
Editor: Yang Lina
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