Energy security and energy diversification are top issues for our
foreign policies around the world. This is not just about Europe and it
is certainly not just about the Czech Republic.
When it comes to civil-nuclear energy, the Czech Republic leads
Central Europe both in terms of your commitment to nuclear safety and
security here at home and your support for nonproliferation in the
international nuclear framework. It was certainly no accident that
President Obama came to Prague early in his first term to speak about
the global nonproliferation agenda.
We are not shy about pressing the case for Westinghouse to expand the
Temelin Nuclear Power Plant because we believe that company offers the
best option for the project in terms of technology and safety. It would
clearly enhance Czech energy security and further the nuclear
cooperation between our two countries and it would create jobs and
economic opportunity for Czechs and Americans.