VOLGODONSK (South Russia), March 21 (RIA Novosti) -
Russia and Japan could sign an agreement on civilian nuclear
power in May, a Russian deputy prime minister said Saturday.
"We plan to finish drafting the intergovernmental
agreement in May by the time of the Russian prime minister's
visit to Japan, so that this agreement could be signed during
the visit," Sergei Sobyanin, who chairs the supervisory board
of the Rosatom state nuclear corporation, said.
Rosatom head Sergei Kiriyenko said all civilian nuclear
power projects in the Asia-Pacific Region are almost ready for
launch.
"We are waiting for the intergovernmental agreement to be
signed as a guarantor of observing the nonproliferation regime
commitments," he said.
Earlier Rosatom and Japan's Toshiba said they intended to
discuss establishing a joint venture to enrich uranium in
Russia or other countries.
"But this is not our only project; there are others as
well," Kiriyenko said.
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