DAR AL ISLAM: ARAB STATES MUST GO FOR NUCLEAR ENERGY

Arab states must go for nuclear energy: Expert

Irrespective of the US criticism and the ‘orchestrated' propaganda by Western media, the Arab region must gear-up to tap the immense potential of nuclear energy, said Dr Abdul Rahman Al Awadi, Executive Secretary of Regional Organisation for the Protection of the Marine Environment (ROPME).

Opening the thirteenth meeting of the Senior Executives of Steering Committee (Sescom) of ROPME here yesterday, Dr Al Awadi said his organisation, after a recent visit to Iran, was fully convinced that the country's nuclear activities were strictly limited to industrial purposes.

"The whole world is abuzz with the debate on Iran's nuclear policy. Atomic energy is the energy of future. No country can keep away from it. And no one has the right to deny the natural rights of these countries to tap nuclear energy. The Arab region should ignore the US-Western media criticism", he said.

The Arab nations' traditional energy resources like Oil and Gas may get exhausted in another 20-30 years. They cannot afford missing this precious resource and should be on the frontline in developing the new technology. Effective tapping of nuclear energy is inevitable for the bright future of the generation next, Dr Al Awadi said.

"We should not back-out from the venture just because that the West is criticizing. The US has more reactors in their ships and submarines than the whole Arab world has. They should be held responsible for polluting the world's marine ecology due to repeated collision of their submarines", he said.

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