The Colombian government said that it has no problems with the use of nuclear energy by Venezuela to generate electricity.

Ms María Ángela Holguín Colombian minister of foreign affairs said that as a signatory member of the Nuclear Non Proliferation Treaty her country is against any attempt to develop nuclear energy for military purposes. The NPT established the development of nuclear energy for peaceful purposes.

The Venezuelan government announced in October 2010 that it has plans to build a nuclear power plant for peaceful purposes, with the aid of Russia.

She said that "Nuclear energy is not a bad thing per se. Venezuela has said that it is going to use the plant to produce energy."

(Sourced from www.eluniversal.com)