Bangladesh is sending a high-level delegation to Russia to seal a civil nuclear deal with Moscow. Reports say Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has already directed the Ministry of Science take all necessary measures regarding implementation of the country's lone nuclear power project at Rooppur.<br/><br/>Russia has already signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Dhaka for transferring nuclear technology, and for setting up nuclear power plants in Bangladesh.<br/><br/>The latest directive from Hasina came as she discussed a report by a Bangladeshi delegation that had attended the 53rd general assembly of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), held in Vienna from September 14 to 18.<br/><br/>An eight-member delegation, headed by Science and ICT Minister Yafes Osman, will leave for Moscow on Saturday to visit Russian nuclear plants in a bid to seal a deal for the transfer nuclear technology to Bangladesh.<br/><br/>
News On AIR | October 13, 2009 11:48 PM
High-level Bangla delegation to visit Russia to seal civil nuclear deal with Moscow