Revived cooperation between UAE, S. Korea on nuclear: The UAE and South Korea held high-level talks to strengthen cooperation in the nuclear sector, Yonhap news agency reported on Friday, citing a statement by Seoul’s Foreign Ministry. UAE Energy and Industry Minister Suhail Al Mazrouei and South Korea’s Second Vice Foreign Minister Oh Young-ju agreed during the meeting to develop a “cooperation model” to export nuclear reactors to a third unnamed country based on Seoul’s completion of construction of four nuclear reactors in Barakah nuclear plant near Abu Dhabi under a USD 20 bn contract. The contract was awarded to a Korea Electric Power Corp (KEPCO) led consortium in 2009. They also agreed to explore new areas of cooperation, including in the small modular reactor sector, according to the ministry.

IN OTHER CLIMATE DIPLO NEWS- Morocco, US expand on renewables tech and innovation cooperation: Morocco and the US have signed a protocol amending and extending an agreement between the two countries on scientific and technological cooperation in the fields of climate change, renewable energies, artificial intelligence and sustainable development, SNRT News reported on Friday. The new agreement extends an earlier 10-year agreement that went into effect in February 2012, which aims to expand opportunities for Moroccan and American institutions and companies to build contacts and strengthen research in the fields of science and technology. The agreement also provides joint protection of intellectual property rights. The agreement will remain in effect until 26 July 2033.

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