II. Statement by Prime Minister Kiichi Miyazawa

3. Safety of nuclear power plants in the former Soviet Union

Prime Minister Miyazawa: With regard to the safety of nuclear power plants, the G-7 countries requested Russia and the other countries concerned to assign even higher priority to the removal of risk arising from the nuclear power plants. The G-7 countries reaffirmed on this occasion their support based on the multilateral action plan agreed on at the Munich Summit. The G-7 countries also during the meeting requested President Yeltsin to implement expeditiously effective improvement measures encompassing the early implementation of short-term measures such as the early closure of dangerous nuclear reactors as well as other mid-term and long-term measures. We had a lively exchange of views over three hours which I believe has promoted mutual understanding significantly between the G-7 countries and Russia, and I believe this has been very useful in establishing partnership as well.

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