OREANDA-NEWS. November 15, 2010. The conference of representatives of the Concern and Egyptian Electricity and Energy Ministry was held in Moscow on November 11, 2010 within the framework of a 5-day official visit to Russia of the Egyptian delegation. During the meeting the parties discussed prospects of cooperation development between the two countries in the sphere of nuclear power engineering, in particular – in the field of Egyptian professional personnel training in Russia. Rosenergoatom representatives also told their Egyptian colleagues about various directions of the Concern activity.

“This is our first meeting. But since 2008, after conclusion of the agreement between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Egypt, we have immediately engaged into activities concerning the Russian-Egyptian cooperation. Our specialists have visited Cairo many times; moreover, Concern representatives actively participate in Egyptian specialists’ training in Obninsk,” Sergey Obozov said, when welcoming the guests. In his turn Hassan Ahmed Younis thanked Rosenergoatom’s authorities for participation in the Egyptian personnel training. He noted that about 20 probationers had been trained in Russia by that time and in the nearest future 20 more people would come for the probation.


On November 13, the Egyptian Electricity and Energy Ministry delegation plans to visit Kalinin NPP (branch of Rosenergoatom Concern OJSC, Udomlya city, Tver region).