India, Russia sign pacts on construction of future power generating units of Kudankulam nuclear plant: EAM Jaishankar

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that India and Russia on Tuesday signed “some very important” agreements related to the construction of the future power generating units of the Kudankulam nuclear power plant in Tamil Nadu.

A comprehensive and productive meeting with Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov of Russia on our bilateral economic cooperation.

Noted the significant progress in trade, finance, connectivity, energy, civil aviation and nuclear domains.

Appreciated the greater focus on… pic.twitter.com/fPUyDqHL5X

— Dr. S. Jaishankar (@DrSJaishankar) December 26, 2023

Jaishankar, who is on a five-day visit to Russia to hold meetings with Russia’s leadership, announced during a community address here.”Today, we signed some very important agreements about future units of the Kudankulam nuclear power plant (NPP),” he said.

The Kudankulam nuclear power plant is being built in Tamil Nadu with the technical assistance of Russia.

The minister described Russia as a “special partner” in a few areas such as defence, nuclear power and space.”Collaborations are done in areas of defence, space and nuclear [energy] with countries with which you have a high degree of trust,” he added.

Visited the Russian Industry and Trade exhibition with DPM Denis Manturov.

An interesting exposition on Russia’s contemporary capabilities. Holds promise for greater collaboration between our two countries. pic.twitter.com/hI7tqSDJ5Q

— Dr. S. Jaishankar (@DrSJaishankar) December 26, 2023

Jaishankar also said that the two sides have agreed that their negotiating teams will meet by the end of January to start in-person negotiations on the free trade agreement between India and the Eurasian Economic Zone.

India, Russia sign pacts on construction of future power generating units of Kudankulam nuclear plant: EAM JaishankarRead More