OREANDA-NEWS. International Network registered an office in Rio de Janeiro. The company named ROSATOM Am?rica Latina will function as the headquarter of the state corporation in Latin America.

The office registration was officially announced during the seminar on the newest Russian nuclear technologies, which took place on June 30 in Rio de Janeiro. Head of ROSATOM Am?rica Latina Sergei Krivolapov said in his opening speech: “A week ago we completed the registration procedures and got a registration certificate of Rosatom’s subsidiary company in Brazil. Despite the fact that the office is located in Rio de Janeiro, we are responsible for all Latin America”.

Latin America is a priority region for Rosatom in terms of cooperation development. Regional Centre in Rio de Janeiro is aimed to intensify cooperation with the partners in the region by supporting the ongoing projects and searching for the new opportunities and cooperation with Latin American companies, combining regional expertise with product expertise of the State Corporation divisions.

Russian-Brazilian cooperation in the nuclear field is governed by the Agreement of 15 September 1994 between the Governments of Russian Federation and Federative Republic of Brazil on cooperation in the peaceful uses of atomic energy. On 21st of July, 2009, The Memorandum of Understanding was also signed between Brazil and Russia.

Rosatom - International Network is a subsidiary of Rosatom, and was created for the deployment and management of regional centers of Rosatom worldwide. The company's mission is to support the activities of Rosatom’s departments in overseas markets, searching for the new business opportunities, promote products and services of enterprises of the nuclear industry in the global market.