UAE | Government

Nuclear Energy Conference begins in Abu Dhabi

The Nuclear Energy Conference commenced on Monday with a strong emphasis on disarming Iran and the peaceful use of nuclear energy in the UAE and the region

  • By Marten Youssef, Staff Reporter
  • Published: 12:44 November 24, 2008
  • Gulf News

  • Dr Anwar Gargash, UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, speaks at the Nuclear Energy Conference in Abu Dhabi.
  • Image Credit: WAM

Abu Dhabi: The Nuclear Energy Conference commenced on Monday with a strong emphasis on disarming Iran and the peaceful use of nuclear energy in the UAE and the region.

Dr. Anwar Gargash, UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, delivered the keynote address focusing on the future need for nuclear energy and the country's commitment to a peaceful nuclear program.

“By 2020 we will have a shortfall of 15,000 mega watts. Nuclear Energy is the best option to cover that shortfall,'' Gargash said. “We will insist on safety and security because after all we can not afford anything else but that,'' The minister added.

David Miliband, British Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, delivered a keynote address stressing the importance of pressuring Iran to come clean with its nuclear ambitions.

“A Middle East free of nuclear weapons is by definition critical to our vision. Iran however is going down a different path. It continues to enrich uranium in breach of five United Nations Security Council resolutions,'' Miliband said.

The three-day conference, being held at the Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research, includes prominent guest speakers such as former United Nations weapons inspector Hans Blix, who personally travelled to Iraq to investigate allegations of Weapons of Mass Destruction in 2003.

  • Rate this article
  • Average reader rating (0 votes) 0 Stars
Tools

Emailing an article to friend is a simple way to share a news item. Your friend will receive an email with your name and email address as well any personal message you choose to send.

The information you provide on this page will not be used to send unsolicited emails.

This service is not intended to encourage spam, and action may be taken against individuals who maliciously enter personal details of another individual.

Share this article

More from UAE Government

  1. Khalifa congratulates Karzai on re-election

  2. Khalifa receives congratulatory call from Talabani

  3. Saif is appointed Emiratisation chief

  4. Diplomacy: Envoys received

All articles in Government

More from UAE

Gulf News
Popular in UAE
Living in untidy homes
Have your say

Living in untidy homes

Do you think that people who live in untidy homes have bad character?

Latest news
Community Reports

More from Community Reports

Weather

More from Weather