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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 and Czech President Petr Pavel agreed to strengthen diplomatic, economic and security ties between the two countries, at a time when South Korea is working to finalize the contract with Czech authorities over its 24 trillion won ($18 billion) nuclear export deal.

South Korea is confident it can overcome any obstacles to a multibillion 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 has said.

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol will visit the Czech Republic between September 19-22, his office said on Thursday. The visit comes after the Czech government picked South Korea's state-run Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP)

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.