On je kasnije ministrima u svom kabinetu saopćio kako taj projekat podržava iz pragmatskih razloga, jer "imamo Tursku koja gleda šta će Bugarska uraditi oko Belena, tako da može znati šta će ona uraditi povodom svoja planirana četiri nuklearna reaktora."
He later told his cabinet that he supports the project for pragmatic reasons, because "we have Turkey watching to see what Bulgaria will do about Belene, so that it can figure out what to do with its planned four nuclear reactors."