Kyrgyzstan insists on new UN resolution on uranium tailings
Kyrgyzstan considers it important to adopt a new UN resolution on the problems of uranium tailings. The Deputy Prime Minister of the Kyrgyz Republic Kubatbek Boronov stated today.
According to him, a number of large tailing dumps in Kyrgyzstan and other countries of the region are located near the rivers, which are the basis of the water basin of the Central Asian region.
«Understanding the consequences of the risk, we should make all efforts together and prevent such a development of events. Addressing this problem is one of the most important long-term priorities for Kyrgyzstan. The ecological problem of uranium heritage in Central Asia was repeatedly discussed on the sidelines of the session of the UN General Assembly. In 2013, a UN resolution was adopted that made it possible to achieve in a short time the solution of environmental safety problems. Today, we need to discuss further measures to achieve radiation and environmental safety. In particular, it is necessary to adopt a new relevant resolution of the UN General Assembly,» said Kubatbek Boronov.
The Vice Prime Minister is sure that the renewal of the resolution should be aimed at a new stage of cooperation, a stage of practical actions for reclamation of the uranium tailings. The resolution will be the basis for achieving tangible results in the field of radiation and environmental safety.
