Africa / Russia Takes Further Step Towards Increased Cooperation

Russia Takes Further Step Towards Increased Cooperation
The MoU was signed by Nikolay Spasskiy (pictured), deputy director-general of Rosatom and Messaoud Baaliouamer, executive secretary to Afcone. Courtesy Rosatom.
Russia has taken another step on its path to increased cooperation with African nations by signing a memorandum of understanding for cooperation with the African Commission on Nuclear Energy
(Afcone).

The MoU was signed by Nikolay Spasskiy, deputy director-general of Russian state nuclear corporation Rosatom and Messaoud Baaliouamer, executive secretary to Afcone.

Rosatom said the signing of the MoU is “a practical step” towards implementation of various agreements reached with African countries at the Russia-Africa Summit in October of 2019.

The MoU creates a basis Russia to help African countries with various projects related to nuclear energy.

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