Russia, Finland Sign Agreement for Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy

(MENAFN- Qatar News Agency) Sergey Kirienko, the head of Russia's state nuclear agency Rosatom, and Finland's Economy Minister Jan Vapaavuori have signed an intergovernmental agreement for cooperation in the peaceful uses of atomic energy, reported Russian news agency Itar-tass.



According to the document, the countries will cooperate in such areas of research as nuclear energy, nuclear and radiation safety alongside environment protectio



"An important agreement has been signed between our countries," Vapaavuori sai



"This is a very positive moment, considering that we have had no contractual basis for cooperation since 200



This need arose long time ago, and the document will be useful for the Finnish industry." The previous Russian-Finnish agreement on the peaceful uses of atomic energy expired in 2004, and no similar documents have been concluded between the countries since then