The German Ambassador to Bulgaria, Michael Geier, stated Wednesday Germany's strong opposition to the re-booting of units 3 and 4 of the Kozluduy nuclear power station, the Bulgarian information agency reported.

"Bulgaria has committed itself to shutting down units 3 and 4 of Kozloduy nuclear power plant when it joined the European Union in 2007 and the country is expected to honour this commitment." Geier fumed.

Geier went on to say that he understood Bulgaria's problems with its energy dependency on Russian deliveries and said that he did not question the country's commitment to nuclear energy, rather its desire to restart Kozloduy's two old units.

The country should put more emphasis on alternative energy sources, such as solar or wind power, for which it was geographically well-placed, Geier said at the opening of the WDP/Balkan international exhibition of windows, doors and building units at Sofia's Inter Expo Centre.

It was the second statement by the ambassador of an EU member state in Sofia in less than a week on Bulgaria's attempt to restart the two units. On January 28, French ambassador, Etienne de Poncins, said that the restart of the two units was very unlikely to happen, because Bulgaria would need the approval of each of the other 26 EU members for this move.

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