"From my communication with both businessmen and government figures, I have learnt they are awaiting a decision from our government," Meilūnas told journalists on Thursday.
In his words, the Japanese government that took office last December supports exports of nuclear technologies.
"The new government that was shaped in December of last year supports the exports of Japanese nuclear technologies to other countries and is earmarking some money for the matters. I can say there's some support on the government's side," said the diplomat who is in Vilnius to attend the traditional conference of ambassadors.
Hitachi was selected as the strategic investor in the nuclear plant project in the summer of 2011. Under the plan worked out by Lithuania's earlier government, a 1,380-megawatt reactor should be constructed in Visaginas in cooperation with Hitachi, Latvia, and Estonia.
Nevertheless, a certain degree of uncertainty about the future of the project was brought by the non-binding referendum and parliamentary elections held last October. The new center-left Cabinet of Social Democrat Algirdas Butkevičius has made conflicting statements about the project. Butkevičius now maintains that the nuclear project could be continued provided that Lithuania negotiates better terms with partners.
