Statement by Secretary of State Clinton Commemorating the 25th Anniversary of Chornobyl

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 19, 2011.  

On behalf of President Obama and the people of the United States, I reaffirm the commitment of the United States to stand with Ukraine and the forty-four other nations participating in the Kyiv Summit as we mark the 25th anniversary of the Chornobyl nuclear disaster and complete Chornobyl’s transition to an environmentally-safe site. The completion of two nuclear safety projects, construction of a new safe confinement shelter, and a storage…