A high-ranking official delegation from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has left for Pakistan on a three-day visit to "acquaint" themselves with the rules and regulations of the Pakistan atomic energy corporation, official reports said.
"A team from the Ministry of Electricity and Water left here on a three-day official visit to Pakistan to acquaint themselves on rules and regulations of the Pakistan Atomic Energy Corporation," the official news agency WAM said.
"The team headed by Ali bin Abdullah Al Owais, Under Secretary of the Ministry, includes Saud Othman Al Humaidan, Assistant Under Secretary for Technical Affairs, Abdullah Mohammed Al Muttawa, Director of Monitoring and Atomic Applications and Salem Abdullah Talib, Director of the Under Secretary's office " the report added, but did not elaborate on the agenda of discussions the officials may hold with their counterparts in Islamabad.
The United Arab Emirates does not have any nuclear power plants and almost all its power needs are currently generated from oil or gas-fired power plants.
The only country in the region which has an ongoing nuclear program is the Islamic Republic of Iran which has collaborated with Russia to build atomic energy plants monitored by the Vienna-based international atomic energy agency. (Albawaba.com)
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