Kuwait seeks assurances on Iran atomic plant safety

Kuwait, just across Gulf waters from Iran, wants more assurances from the Islamic Republic about the safety of its first nuclear power reactor which Tehran has started fuelling up, its foreign minister said.

"I remain worried that a nuclear plant is so close to me, whether it is in Iran or any other location. That is why we want to be reassured that the technology used is top of the line," Kuwait's state news agency KUNA quoted Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammad al-Salem al-Sabah as saying late on Tuesday. (Reuters)