“On the eve of the death of the nuclear power plant industry due to the Moon administration’s nuclear-free policy…Now resume export of nuclear power plants”
“All efforts to win nuclear power plant orders in Poland and the Czech Republic… Minister of Industry is on a business trip now”
The President’s Office emphasized that President Yoon Seok-yeol’s participation in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit to be held in Madrid, Spain will accelerate economic diplomacy with Europe.
Choi Sang-mok, chief economic officer, explained the economic significance of the NATO schedule at a briefing at the Madrid Press Center on the 28th (local time).
“This is the beginning of top-level sales diplomacy (economic diplomacy) for a new major export business,” Choi said.
Then, he added, saying, “Now we want to resume the export of nuclear power plants,” saying that the domestic nuclear power industry was on the verge of dying due to the Moon Jae-in government’s nuclear-free policy.
The nuclear power issue is expected to rise to the table at the summit in Poland (29th) and Czech (30th) right now.
The UK, Romania, and the Netherlands, where the summit is scheduled, are also considered candidates for nuclear power export.
Chief Choi said, “We will focus our efforts on winning nuclear power plant orders for countries that are nearing selection of nuclear power plant operators, such as Poland and the Czech Republic.
Regarding the defense industry, he said, “Recently, the global defense demand is rapidly increasing due to the rapid change in the international situation. “, added Choi.
In addition, chief executive Choi emphasized that it is meaningful in ▲ strengthening the supply chain of high-tech industries and building the foundation for future growth industries.
Regarding the strengthening of the supply chain, President Yoon will discuss the semiconductor sector with the Netherlands and the UK, batteries with the Czech Republic and Poland, and the core mineral sector with Australia and Canada.
In order to establish a foundation for future growth industries, mutual investment expansion with renewable energy powerhouses such as Denmark will be discussed, and cooperation in the space sector with France, a powerhouse of the space industry, will be discussed.
/yunhap news
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