OREANDA-NEWS. April 1, 2009. Prime Minister of Russia Vladimir Putin has suggested diversifying Russia-UAE cooperation and developing interaction in the field of peaceful use of nuclear energy.

“We have interesting opportunities for developing our cooperation, not only in power engineering and tourism but also in the sector of high-technologies, including space and nuclear energy, and, of course, in the field of investments,” Putin said during his meeting with Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum in Moscow on Tuesday, Mar 31 2009.

Putin said that Russia and UAE had lots of joint ventures — but most of them operate in the fields of tourism and services. So, the parties should consider ways to diversify their cooperation. “We are glad that in the last years our relations have been actively developing in politics, trade and economy. Our trade turnover is growing but, in absolute figures, it is rather small yet,” Putin said.