Second Round of Negotiations to Conclude a Japan-Kazakhstan Agreement for Cooperation in the Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy

September 18, 2007

  1. The second round of negotiations to conclude a Japan-Kazakhstan Agreement for Cooperation in the Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy will be held on September 19 (Wed) in Vienna.
     
  2. The second round will be attended from the Japanese side by: Mr. Takeshi Nakane, Director-General of the Disarmament, Non-Proliferation and Science Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Head of the Japanese Delegation) and officials concerned from relevant ministries; and from the Kazakhstani side by: Mr. Timur Zhantikin, Chairman of the Kazakhstan Atomic Energy Committee (Head of the Kazakhstani Delegation) and officials concerned.
     
  3. In this round, discussions will be held on the contents of the Agreement, which is aimed at promoting cooperation between Japan and Kazakhstan in the peaceful uses of nuclear energy.
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