Turkish Antinuclear Alliance calls for scrapping the nuclear agreement with Japan
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Turkish Antinuclear Alliance calls for scrapping the nuclear agreement with Japan
This message and the following letter is sent from Turkey by NKP .Nükleer Karşıtı Platform Turkish Antinuclear 20 Jan 14
NKP is a broad and all-embracing alliance of NGOs and activists against nuclear power in Turkey. It represents the largest joint effort in the environmentalist movement in the country.
Attached letter has been written for DIET members, to enable them to discover the backdrop of Agreement between the Government of Japan and the Government of the Republic of Turkey for Co-operation in the Use of Nuclear Energy for Peaceful Purposes signed by Mr. Abe and Mr. Erdogan in Istanbul.
We the citizens-firmly believe this agreement must be scrapped when it is brought to the attention of the Japanese Parliament for ratification.
We also believe, as the leaders of a country who are still in battle against the Fukushima disaster, Japanese MPs will act sincerely and reject ratifiying this agreement. It is crucial that our motives for opposing this agreement are well understood by you,hopefully this letter conveys our message well .
NKP TURKISH ANTINUCLEAR ALLIANCE
NKP - NÜKLEER KARŞITI PLATFORM
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January 17, 2014
Istanbul,
In May 2013, Turkey and Japan signed an agreement to construct a nuclear power plant in Sinop on Turkeys western Black Sea coast. Mitsubushi Heavy Industries and the French Areva are supposed to be working on this project jointly. In 2010, Turkey signed a similar agreement with Russia to build the countrys first nuclear power plant in Akkuyu. Questionable build-own-operate model of Russia is unusual in nuclear industry and leaves many uncomfortable questions in mind about safety.
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Our letter is calling the MPs representing Japanese people to scrap the intergovernmental nuclear agreement with Turkey that will soon be brought to the attention of DIET members for deliberation. The reasons behind this sincere call are detailed in the following paragraphs.
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