MONGOLIA AND FRANCE ENHANCE COOPERATION IN URANIUM SECTOR

Ulaanbaatar, /MONTSAME/ President of France Nicolas Sarkozy has sent a letter to his Mongolian counterpart Tsakhia Elbegdorj in which he invites the Mongolian representatives to attend an international conference on atomic energy that is initiated by France.
Mr Sarkozy mentions in his letter that nuclear energy has become the key factor to solve urgent issues of global nature and environment and economics. "In the connection with an increase in number of countries interested in using the nuclear energy for civil purposes, it is of importance to intensify international co-operation in this sector and to achieve a united understanding of pressing issues. Mongolia may play an important role in atomic energy sphere".
The international conference initiated by France will be co-organized by the International Atomic Energy Agency, the Economic Cooperation and Development Organization and other largest international bodies.
President Elbegdorj met with Sarkozy at the UN Climate Change Conference held in Copenhagen in December last year. The French Areva Company has been operating in Mongolia for 10 years on uranium prospect and it is going to increase its investments to Mongolia by setting up a uranium concentration plant.
S.Batbayar