OREANDA-NEWS. February 4, 2009. Russia is ready for partnership with Siemens in the field of peaceful use of nuclear energy, Prime Minister of Russia Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday.

“Russia is ready to pass from one-time projects to large-scale partnership as practice has shown that our cooperation with your company is quite effective,” Putin said during his meeting with the managers of Siemens on Tuesday.

Rosatom and Siemens might actively work in both Russia and Germany as well as on third markets.

Siemens has been actively working on the Russian market for three years already. Particularly, the Germany company has taken part in the construction of a high-speed train for the Moscow-St.Petersburg high-speed line.

Siemens has a big share in the growth of the trade turnover between Russia and Germany. In 2008 it grew by 40% to almost USD 60bln.

“It is quite remarkable that you are holding a meeting of your board in Moscow,” Putin said.