The Governments of Nicaragua and Russia signed a roadmap for the use of atomic energy for peaceful purposes, the Nicaraguan authorities reported on Monday.
“This instrument is in line with the legal bases for cooperation in the use of atomic energy for peaceful purposes. With the signing of the Roadmap, the guidelines are drawn up to advance in the field of cooperation in non-energy applications of nuclear and radiological technologies,” reported the Government of Nicaragua.
Nicaragua and Russia had already agreed to cooperate in the field of atomic energy in December 2021, although it was not until last October that Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega authorized the signing of a road map.
The Government of Nicaragua hopes that Russian cooperation will strengthen “the capacities of professionals, especially in the field of medicine, hydraulic, geothermal and wind energy.”
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The roadmap was signed by the Nicaraguan ambassador to Russia, Alba Azucena Torres, and the executive director of the Rosatom State Atomic Energy Corporation, Alexey Likhachev, within the framework of the XII Atomexpo International Conference, the largest Russian exhibition on energy atomic force, indicated the Nicaraguan Foreign Ministry.
“We advance in the strengthening of our relations of Friendship, Cooperation, Solidarity and Peace for mutual benefit, contributing to the improvement of the quality of life of Nicaraguan citizens,” added the Nicaraguan Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Nicaragua was a former ally of Russia during the first Sandinista regime (1979-1990), led by Daniel Ortega, who since he returned to power in 2007 has shown his inclination and towards Russian President Vladimir Putin, whom he has supported in the recognition of Georgian breakaway regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, as well as the invasion of Ukraine.
