PRAGUE, Czech Republic - President Yoon Suk Yeol, on the second day of his official state visit to the Czech Republic, called for leveraging the momentum of nuclear sector cooperation between the two countries to broaden partnerships in the high-tech,

South Korea is confident it can overcome any obstacles to a multi-billion dollar project to build a nuclear plant in the Czech Republic, despite appeals against the deal launched by EDF and Westinghouse,

President Yoon Suk Yeol held out the prospect of forging a "nuclear energy alliance" with the Czech Republic Thursday, pledging to ensure wide-ranging cooperation with Prague over the design and construction of nuclear reactors if a Korean consortium wins the country's power plant

During his trip, President Yoon Suk Yeol visits the Czech Republic to strengthen nuclear cooperation and finalize reactor contracts.