Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- Uzbekistan and Russia are holding negotiations on the construction of a nuclear power plant, but there is nothing concrete yet. This was reported by Gazeta.uz with reference to the words of the First Deputy Minister of Energy - Director of the Agency for the Development of Nuclear Energy (Uzatom) Azim Akhmedkhadjaev.

Azim Akhmedkhadjaev noted that the parties will now just start negotiations, so far general words, nothing specific.

He noted that the Russian side also speaks in general terms. He added that in general, there is nothing yet.

“Just general words. With them, we are only considering the directions, what opportunities exist and in what directions,” said the head of Uzatom.

According to him, Uzbekistan and Russia are discussing cooperation not only in nuclear energy. We are also talking about medicine, agriculture, water purification and other areas.

“We are now exploring other similar areas. After this, we will clearly understand which area is closer to us and which direction we should develop first,” said Azim Akhmedkhadjaev.

The head of Uzatom also stated that there are currently no negotiations with other countries regarding nuclear energy. However, according to him, there are various proposals, including from the United States and Korea. “They came to us from Hyundai. There are different proposals, we will consider them in working order,” he said.