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Russia, Equatorial Guinea Sign Nuclear Pact, Deepen Defense Ties
(MENAFN) Rosatom, Russia's state nuclear corporation, has confirmed the signing of a cooperation memorandum with Equatorial Guinea covering the field of nuclear energy, marking the latest step in Moscow's accelerating push to expand its strategic footprint across Africa.
The agreement was formalized in Moscow on Tuesday during talks between Rosatom Deputy Director General Nikolay Spassky and an Equatoguinean delegation headed by Foreign Minister Simeon Oyono Esono Angue.
Under the terms of the memorandum, both parties will establish joint working groups to advance projects spanning nuclear energy and non-energy applications of nuclear technologies, with specialist training forming an additional pillar of the deal.
The signing is part of a broader and deliberate effort by Rosatom to entrench itself across the African continent. The corporation is already overseeing construction of Egypt's El Dabaa nuclear power plant — the continent's first large-scale civilian nuclear energy project.
The nuclear accord came on the heels of high-level diplomatic talks held in Moscow on Monday between Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and his Equatoguinean counterpart, during which the two sides examined bilateral relations across security and defense.
Lavrov signaled Moscow's readiness to deepen military-technical engagement with Malabo. "We are always ready to continue military-technical cooperation. We have a strong tradition of this [in this area]," the Russian foreign minister said.
Angue, for his part, underscored his country's reliance on Russian expertise in building up its security sector, framing the partnership in the context of a continent under mounting threat. "Terrorism is gaining momentum, [and] African countries, need to strengthen our capabilities, the ability of our forces to resist any threats, including those from terrorism," the minister said. He added that Equatorial Guinea particularly valued Russia's role in training national specialists and bolstering its security institutions.
The two nations' diplomatic relationship stretches back more than five decades, having been established on December 6, 1968 — shortly after Equatorial Guinea secured independence from Spain.
The agreement was formalized in Moscow on Tuesday during talks between Rosatom Deputy Director General Nikolay Spassky and an Equatoguinean delegation headed by Foreign Minister Simeon Oyono Esono Angue.
Under the terms of the memorandum, both parties will establish joint working groups to advance projects spanning nuclear energy and non-energy applications of nuclear technologies, with specialist training forming an additional pillar of the deal.
The signing is part of a broader and deliberate effort by Rosatom to entrench itself across the African continent. The corporation is already overseeing construction of Egypt's El Dabaa nuclear power plant — the continent's first large-scale civilian nuclear energy project.
The nuclear accord came on the heels of high-level diplomatic talks held in Moscow on Monday between Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and his Equatoguinean counterpart, during which the two sides examined bilateral relations across security and defense.
Lavrov signaled Moscow's readiness to deepen military-technical engagement with Malabo. "We are always ready to continue military-technical cooperation. We have a strong tradition of this [in this area]," the Russian foreign minister said.
Angue, for his part, underscored his country's reliance on Russian expertise in building up its security sector, framing the partnership in the context of a continent under mounting threat. "Terrorism is gaining momentum, [and] African countries, need to strengthen our capabilities, the ability of our forces to resist any threats, including those from terrorism," the minister said. He added that Equatorial Guinea particularly valued Russia's role in training national specialists and bolstering its security institutions.
The two nations' diplomatic relationship stretches back more than five decades, having been established on December 6, 1968 — shortly after Equatorial Guinea secured independence from Spain.
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