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Libya, US to cooperate in peaceful use of nuclear energy

2007-03-12

The General People?s Committee has given the Secretariat of Foreign Liaison and International Cooperation the go-ahead to sign the agreement related to the Libyan American Cooperation in peaceful use of nuclear energy.

The agreement was offered by the United States of America to Libya.
It aims at establishing a Nuclear Station in Libya to produce electricity , desalting water, and developing the radiochemistry performance at Energy Researches Center.

The draft Agreement provides for opening the study in Nuclear Energy fields at the American Universities for Libyan Students, and for training and qualifying the Libyan national elements in these fields.

The two countries, according to this agreement, will hold joint researches and technical projects, establish a regional center for the nuclear medicine, exchange the technical expertise and encourage the linking of the American Libyan research and technical institutions.

It also includes the promotion of cooperation in world peace and the peaceful use of nuclear energy in the fields of energy, water, medicine, agriculture, industry, and environment to realize the common interest of both countries.

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