Kuwait talks nuclear power with Russia

Russia and Kuwait have held talks on building a nuclear power plant in the emirate, according to comments by Russian energy minister Alexander Novak to the Rossiya-24 television channel on 22 January. The discussions, held in Vienna on the sidelines of a meeting to discuss the recent deal between oil producing countries to cut output, also touched on co-operation in gas and petroleum services. Novak held separate talks with Saudi officials on the sidelines of the meeting.