MOSCOW, Apr 6 Russia is ready to cooperate with Argentina in the field of peaceful atom, said in In an interview with RIA Novosti, Director of the Latin American Department of the Russian Foreign Ministry Alexander Shchetinin, commenting on plans to build a nuclear power plant in Argentina. Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin, following the results of Russian-Argentine talks in February, said that Rosatom was ready to offer Argentina assistance in the further development of its energy sector. «Readiness to their development (the bonds of mutually beneficial cooperation — ed.) was confirmed by the presidents of the two countries Vladimir Putin and Alberto Fernandez at the talks in Moscow in February this year. Such interaction covers various areas, including the peaceful atom. We believe that it would meet the interests of both countries. We are ready for cooperation,» the diplomat said. Russia and Argentina have an intergovernmental agreement on cooperation in peaceful nuclear energy, in particular, in areas such as basic and applied research, design, construction, operation and decommissioning of nuclear power plants and nuclear research reactors, including water desalination plants, the nuclear fuel cycle for nuclear power plants and research reactors. In addition, Russia has previously expressed interest in participating in a tender for the construction of a dry storage facility for spent nuclear fuel at the Atucha-2 nuclear power plant in Argentina. February, 13:32 Argentina to join China's Belt and Road Initiative
