Nuclear power will be discussed by energy ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and their counterparts outside the region at an annual meeting scheduled for September in Brunei, according to Brunei's energy minister, Yasmin Umar.
"This is very significant because for the first time 18 energy ministers will be sitting down together and we will also at the same time have a ministers business forum (involving) the ministers and industries," Yasmin said in a recent interview. "One of the issues . . . is nuclear energy."
The ASEAN Energy Ministers' Meeting and related discussions will be held in the oil-rich kingdom from Sept. 18 to 21.