en.Wedoany.com Reported - On June 15, during a visit by a delegation from the Lao People's Democratic Republic to Russia, the two sides signed a framework intergovernmental agreement on cooperation in the peaceful use of nuclear energy in Moscow. Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin and Lao Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone witnessed the signing ceremony, with Alexey Likhachev, Director General of Rosatom, and Malaythong Kommasith, Lao Minister of Industry and Commerce, signing on behalf of their respective sides.

This agreement serves as a foundational document establishing comprehensive cooperation between the two countries in the nuclear energy field. Following the signing, a project to construct a Russian-designed nuclear power plant in Laos will be initiated. The first phase involves a preliminary feasibility study on integrating the nuclear power plant into the Lao power grid. This study will determine the project configuration and potential site locations, enabling the Lao side to make decisions regarding its nuclear energy development plan.

Rosatom possesses reference technologies for constructing small nuclear power plants (including floating and land-based units) and is systematically strengthening energy cooperation with Southeast Asian countries. In March 2025, Russia and Myanmar signed an intergovernmental agreement to build a small nuclear power plant using RITM reactors. On March 23, 2026, Russia and Vietnam signed an intergovernmental agreement to construct Vietnam's first nuclear power plant, the Ninh Thuan 1 Nuclear Power Plant, utilizing VVER-1200 Generation III+ reference units.

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