Yanukovich proposes Russia, Kazakhstan joint uranium production

Ukraine is ready for close cooperation with Kazakhstan and Russia in sphere of uranium production, Ukrainian president Yanukovich said. According to the newspaper Gazeta.ru Kiev already has started negotiations on this issue.
“Kazakhstan holds share in Russian nuclear extraction plant in Angarsk, we are ready to join this project, as this is the main supplier of uranium to the Ukraine,” he said.
Yanukovich also added that there plans to build a uranium production plant in Ukraine in cooperation with Kazakhstan and Russia.