Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has signed into federal law a bill on ratifying an agreement between the Russian and Turkish governments on cooperation in using nuclear energy for peaceful purposes, which was signed in Ankara on August 6, 2009, the presidential press service reported on Saturday.
The agreement is aimed at building a contractual framework for full-scale cooperation between Russia and Turkey in using nuclear energy for civilian purposes in areas of mutual interest, including research and development, the designing and construction of commercial and research reactors, their operation and modernization, regulations on nuclear and radiation security, the development of advanced and innovative reactor technologies and fuel cycle technologies, and controlled thermonuclear fusion.
The agreement establishes principles of such cooperation, including the rules, terms and conditions of exchange of research and technical information and experts, the organization of scientific seminars, conferences, symposia, and consultations on research and technological problems, and personnel training.
The agreement contains the parties’ obligations concerning nonproliferation.
Article 12 of the agreement envisions that the parties are obliged to comply with arbitration court judgments on arguments about the agreement’s interpretation and observance, which does not run counter to Russia’s interests and does not prevent it from honoring its international commitments.
The agreement’s implementation will not involve additional expenditures from the federal budget.
The ratification bill was passed by the State Duma on April 22 and approved by the Federation Council on April 27.
