Russia, Myanmar sign memorandum on peaceful use of nuclear energy

19 June 2015
Russia, Myanmar sign memorandum on peaceful use of nuclear energy
The minister of Science and Technology of the Union of Myanmar Ko Ko Oo (L) and Chief Executive Officer of the State Atomic Energy Corporation 'Rosatom' Sergey Kirienko (R) shake hands during the Agreement Signing Ceremony at the International Economic Forum SPIEF2015 in St. Petersburg, Russia, 18 June 2015. Photo: Anatoly Maltsev/EPA

The state corporation Rosatom has signed a memorandum with Myanmar on peaceful use of nuclear energy at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum 2015, an Interfax correspondent has reported from the ceremony according to the asia.rbth.com website on 18 June.
The document was signed by Rosatom CEO Sergei Kiriyenko and Myanmar Minister of Science and Technology Ko Ko Oo.
This memorandum is the first stage in the work on an intergovernmental agreement on cooperation on the peaceful use of nuclear energy.
The latest negotiations between Russia and Myanmar on cooperation on the peaceful use of nuclear energy took place in March.
The sides then agreed on specific steps to create favourable conditions for interaction in the use of advanced nuclear technologies, including the strengthening of the legal framework for cooperation and personnel training.