Baltic States – CIS, Energy, EU – Baltic States, Lithuania, Nuclear power plant

"Our ministers have reiterated many times that the environmental impact procedures of nuclear power plants that are planned in both Kaliningrad and Belarus, are not completed yet because Lithuania does not agree with those environmental impact studies that have been provided, as our questions have not been answered properly. These procedures must be completed; otherwise, further development of these projects would violate all international conventions. On a bilateral level, Lithuania has stated it very clearly and we will maintain this position," said prime minister on Monday, reports LETA/ELTA.

The prime minister claims that the nuclear power plants in Kaliningrad and Belarus will use Russia-made nuclear reactors, which are experimental and never before have been used in practice. "We think that, in terms of bilateral relationship, we have used out all possibilities at our disposal. Now our main objective is to raise these problems at the international level, taking into account the experimental nature of these reactors. To that end, in the next meeting of the Council of Europe we will present our conclusions and encourage the EU to pay attention not only to the existing and future reactors within the EU borders, but within the EU vicinity as well, as in Kaliningrad's case when the plant will be built practically within the EU. Likewise, we will actively work with the European Parliament, "Kubilius said.