By Xinhua
Dhaka : A senior Bangladeshi official said Sunday Russia is willing to extend cooperation to Bangladesh in setting up a nuclear power plant for production of nuclear energy to meet the growing demand for electricity.
Foreign Adviser Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury, who concluded his Moscow visit on Friday, told reporters that he had detail discussions with Russian Deputy Minister for Energy and Industry Ivan Materver on possible Russian cooperation in production of nuclear energy.
“Russia is positive and it could be an important partner of us in setting up nuclear power plant,” he said.
However, Chowdhury said since the nuclear power technology is a complex issue, the matter should be discussed at national level to reach a final decision.
Bangladesh earlier got clearance from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to move ahead with its plan for peaceful use of nuclear energy.
The adviser said Bangladesh has already contacted Russia at technical level for setting up nuclear power plant while he was the first to contact Russia at political level.
He could not say the estimated cost of nuclear power plant, but said “since we have adequate technical know-how, we will be able to set up it with cooperation from our partners.”