Sri
Lanka and Russia signed a bilateral agreement to develop and research on nuclear technology
in Sri Lanka with Russian assistance. The
agreement was signed by Russian Atomic Energy Agency and former Russian Prime Minister Sergey
Kiriyenko and Sri Lanka Atomic Energy Authority Chairman Dr Ranjith Wijewardena
on behalf of the two states.The bilateral agreement was signed as a result of the recent visit of Technology, Research and Atomic Energy Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka to Russia to participate in an International Ministerial Conference on ‘Nuclear Power in the 21st Century’ in Saint Petersburg from June 27-29. Representatives of 102 countries including ministers and nuclear technology specialists participated in the conference.
The agreement facilitates research, studies and specialised training on nuclear energy, peaceful nuclear science activities, nuclear physics and nuclear waste management in Sri Lanka with the assistance of Russian specialists on the subject.
The
two states have given attention to five key areas centering on nuclear
research. Dr Wijewardena said this agreement will help strengthen development
related activities in many spheres with the incorporation of nuclear technology
and to test the veracity of technological activities.
