Republic
11.10.2007
There is no alternative to building a domestic nuclear power plant in order to ensure the energy security of Belarus. The statement was made by President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko at a government session dedicated to preparations for building the nuclear power plant on October 11.
The head of state remarked, the decision to build the Belarusian nuclear station had been driven not by political ambitions, but by the need to ensure the country’s energy security while reserves of natural gas and oil across the globe dwindle, supplies are disrupted and energy prices ever grow on.
Alexander Lukashenko wistfully said that the present-day power engineering has stopped being a purely economic issue and has become a political one, a factor that determines the basis of relations between nations and entire groups of countries.
“Countries of the West are already discussing the necessity of introducing special regulations to control deals with energy installations in order to be able to block them if such deals threaten energy security. Doubtless, the energy contradictions on the global scale will worsen in the foreseeable future. The mankind will face new challenges and threats,” said the President. He underscored, these circumstances bear full evidence to confirm the righteousness of the decision to immediately work out a system of energy security measures, including the construction of a domestic nuclear power plant in Belarus.