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Russia, Argentina sign cooperation deals
Moscow (AFP) Dec 10, 2008 The presidents of Russia and Argentina Wednesday sealed an array of cooperation deals, including in nuclear energy, and vowed to work together to promote a "multipolar world." Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and visiting Argentinian counterpart Cristina Kirchner held talks in the Kremlin that focused on promoting economic relations beyond trade towards areas like nuclear energy or military cooperation. The two heads of state signed a political cooperation declaration calling for "serious reforms" of the global economy and backing multipolarity in the world. Russia's nuclear agency Rosatom signed an agreement on "cooperation in the peaceful use of nuclear energy" with Argentina's planning and state investment ministry. Further details were not released. "We must reformulate the rules in the spheres of economics, finance and security," Kirchner, who is on her first visit to the country, told reporters after the talks. "Living in the world without rules is bad, but even worse is living in the world where rules exist only for the weak and where the strong constantly break them," she said in a thinly veiled reference to the United States. Medvedev, who has just returned from his tour of Latin America that included staunch US critics Venezuela and Cuba, struck a similar tone. "The domination of one state -- the strongest, the largest, the most successful, is certainly inadmissible." However, he cautioned that the two countries did not plan to cooperate "at the expense of anyone." Medvedev said the talks also focused on possible participation of companies like state oil producer Rosneft in projects with Argentina. "We have an opportunity to develop cooperation in the gas sphere, including in the construction of a gas pipeline to link Argentina and Bolivia," he added. Energy Minister Sergei Shmatko said after the talks Russian oil and energy companies, including Gazprom, have ramped up cooperation with companies in Argentina in the past months. He added that participation of Gazprom in the pipeline project would ease access to gas fields in Bolivia and "guarantee efficiency of decision-making." Related Links Nuclear Power News - Nuclear Science, Nuclear Technology Powering The World in the 21st Century at Energy-Daily.com
NKorea talks look at new Chinese proposal
Beijing (AFP) Dec 9, 2008Delegates from six nations focused Tuesday on a Chinese proposal on how to verify North Korea's claims about its atomic programme in talks aimed at ending the secretive regime's nuclear activities. |
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