(ANSAmed) - PODGORICA, JANUARY 26 - Albania has put on hold
its plans to build a nuclear power plant in the Shkoder region
until all issues concerning its potential impact on the
environment and territory are fully resolved, according to its
prime minister, Sali Berisha.
''Nuclear energy is the cleanest and most economic, but the
Fukushima catastrophe dictates a reassessment of the impact in
Shkoder,'' Berisha told journalists in Podgorica at the end of a
talk with Montenegro's prime minister, Igor Luksic. Berisha also
noted that the Shkoder zone, and the entire territory including
Albania and Montenegro, are a highly active seismic zone, and
for this reason the plan for a nuclear power plant will be
postponed until scientific and specialist opinions on the matter
are made available.
The city of Shkoder is located near a lake of the same name,
whose waters are divided between Albania and Montenegro.
In their talk, Berisha and Luksic noted the excellent relations
between Albania and Montenegro, which they see as an example of
fruitful collaboration in the Balkan region. The two prime
ministers agreed that the integration of the western Balkans
into the European Union is in the interests of both countries
and their citizens. (ANSAmed).
