03/06/2008
WASHINGTON, United States -- An agreement for co-operation in the peaceful use of nuclear energy between the US and Turkey has entered into force, State Department spokesman Sean McCormack announced on Monday (June 2nd). The document took effect after an exchange of diplomatic notes between Washington and Ankara. It is a "comprehensive framework for peaceful nuclear co-operation" between the countries "under agreed non-proliferation conditions and controls", the State Department said in a statement. The agreement has a 15-year term with an option for an automatic extension for another five years, should neither party wish to terminate it. (US State Department website, ITAR-TASS, Xinhua, Hurriyet, AP, UPI - 02/06/08)