RUSSIA WELCOMES NUCLEAR CO-OPERATION NEGOTIATIONS WITH EU
February 1st, 2010
BY MARK ROWE and KEITH NUTHALL
THE RUSSIAN government is welcoming anticipated talks with the European Union (EU) to negotiate a nuclear partnership agreement that would facilitate nuclear trade and exchange of knowledge on safety issues. The EU's executive arm, the European Commission was given a mandate to begin talks just before Christmas, and the new college of commissioners taking office for five years this month (February) will be responsible for moving the process forward.
The move was welcomed by Sergei Novikov, spokesman for Rosatom (NOTE - SPELLINGS ...
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