The deal comes after Bashir met Putin in the Black Sea coast city of Sochi on Novemb­er 23MOSCOW: Russia has signed an agreement to build a nuclear power plant in Sudan, Russia’s Rosatom nuclear agency announced on Friday, a month after a meeting between President Vladimir Putin and his Sudanese counterpart Omar al-Bashir. The nuclear power plant deal was signed in Khartoum on Thursday by Rusatom Overseas, a branch of Rosatom, and Sudan’s electricity ministry, the Russian nuclear company said in a statement. Russia supports Pakistan’s bid to join elite nuclear trading club“As part of a feasibility study for the nuclear power plant construction project, the choice of site will be examined and the key parameters will be defined,” including timing and funding, it said without giving further details. The deal comes after Bashir met Putin in the Black Sea coast city of Sochi on November 23, where a cooperation nuclear energy deal was signed. North Korea’s nuclear programmeDuring the visit Bashir asked for Russia to protect his country from the “aggressive acts” of the United States.

Source: The Express Tribune December 22, 2017 12:00 UTC