BEIJING, (Sputnik) - Chinese Defense Minister Li Shangfu will pay a visit to Russia and Belarus from August 14-19, Chinese Defense Ministry spokesman Wu Qian said on Monday.
"At the invitation of Russian Defense Minister [Sergei] Shoigu and Belarusian Defense Minister [Viktor] Khrenin, member of the State Council of the People's Republic of China and Minister of Defense Li Shangfu will visit Russia from August 14-19, where he will take part in the 11th Moscow Conference on International Security, as well as will visit Belarus," Qian was quoted as saying by the Chinese Ministry of Defense.
Ghana is interested in purchasing a floating nuclear power plant from Russia, Ghanaian Ambassador to Russian Koma Steem Jehu-Appiah told Sputnik.
"I know that our minister of energy was here last year and signed a corresponding agreement. I think this is innovative, and in a conversation with the minister of energy, he said that the country is interested.
So, Ghana could purchase such a nuclear power plant," the diplomat said when asked about the possibility of Ghana purchasing a floating nuclear power plant.
Russia and Ghana began cooperation in the field of nuclear energy after signing an intergovernmental agreement in 2015.
The agreement outlined plans for joint work in the areas of training specialists, building nuclear power plants and related infrastructure, and providing maintenance services. In October 2023, representatives of Rosatom met with the Ghanaian Ministry of Energy in Cape Town. At the meeting, Russia proposed using floating nuclear power plants to supply power to ...
