Actuality September, 07, 2007

Russia and Australia made intergovernmental agreement about collaboration in area of the use of atomic energy in peaceful aims.
This agreement bears the signatures of the head of Rosatom Sergey Kirienko and minister for foreign affairs of Australia Alexander Dauner which were made in the presence of the president of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin and the prime minister of Australia Govarda John.

In addition, the president of Russia and the prime minister of Australia adopted two joint statements, one of which on the questions of change of climate and energy.
According to the head of Rosatom Sergey Kirienko, “the agreement allows to bring in uranium for processing on the territory of Russia that will not only provide us by raw materials but also will strengthen the competitive advantages of our processing complex”.
The day before Kirienko ruled out “even theoretical possibility” of transmission of uranium to those countries which would use him not in peaceful aims. “In obedience to this agreement, transmission of uranium to the non-nuclear countries which can use it not for peaceful aims, is even theoretically ruled out”, he emphasized. “Russia never supplies with uranium the countries which do not participate in the mode of non-proliferation, and all international agreements make absolute warranty and rule out the use of uranium not in peaceful aims”, explained Kirienko.

Australia has 40% of world reserves of uranium, and 40% of processing powers are concentrated in Russia.
This week the secretary of state of the USA Condoleezza Rice said that Washington did not have a concern as for “uranium transaction” between Russia and Australia. “It’s not a problem for us”, she said reminding that Russia even without that has already powerful nuclear forces.