Oct 7 (Reuters) - Slovakia has approved an intergovernmental agreement with the United States on the construction of a new state-owned nuclear power unit with output of more than 1,000 MW, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said on Tuesday.
"This project will be important not only for Slovakia but also for the entire central Europe. We need new energy sources if we want to maintain competitiveness and react to growing consumption," Fico said in a statement.