Djedovic Handanovic meets with IAEA representatives

BELGRADE - Serbian Minister of Mining and Energy Dubravka Djedovic Handanovic and International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Deputy Director General Hua Liu met on Friday in Belgrade to discuss support from and cooperation with the agency in development of Serbia's national infrastructure for peacetime use of nuclear power, the Ministry of Mining and Energy said in a statement.

"We discussed options for continuing the cooperation with the IAEA, initially in creating knowledge bases, through support in capacity-building and developing a qualified workforce in Serbia in the nuclear power sector based on the MoU on application of nuclear power, signed in July with more than 20 institutions, including ministries, university faculties, scientific institutes as well as energy companies," Djedovic Handanovic said.

She added that the IAEA was ready to provide support through...