{"id":178611,"date":"2026-03-09T13:21:45","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T10:21:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/178611\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","slug":"lukasenka-help-building-nuclear-power-plant-in-uzbekistan","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/178611\/","title":{"rendered":"\u0141uka\u0161enka offers Uzbekistan help with building nuclear power plant"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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March 9, <\/strong>Pozirk.<\/strong> <\/em>Belarus is ready to help Uzbekistan build a nuclear power plant, Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka has told Uzbekistan’s envoy Rakhmatulla Nazarov at their meeting in Minsk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe know you are interested in our expertise in building nuclear power plants,\u201d the Belarusian ruler\u2019s press office quoted him as saying. \u201cWe gained these skills thanks to the Russians. We work with Russians all over the world where nuclear power units are built. If you’re up for it, come anytime you want. Representatives of Uzbekistan will sit down with Belarusian specialists to discuss the matter, and the minister will issue the necessary instructions.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe will facilitate the construction of your nuclear power plant and ensure that our specialists provide all possible assistance. You will see for yourself how we can be useful to you,\u201d \u0141uka\u0161enka said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cooperation plans are expected to take shape ahead of the planned visit by Uzbekistan’s President Shavkat Mirziyoyev to Belarus, he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Belarusian nuclear power plant was built by a Russian contractor with a Russian loan in Astraviec, some 10 miles off the Lithuanian border. Units 1 and 2 started commercial operation in June 2021 and November 2023, respectively. Lithuania views the plant as unsafe and describes it as a \u201cgeopolitical weapon.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Belarusian government plans to build a third unit and connect it to the grid between 2035 and 2038.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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