Argentine President Fernández and Russian President Putin. REUTERS PHOTO/ALEXANDER NEMENOV
BY DENIS PINCHUK
Reuters
MOSCOW – Russia and Argentina signed documents deepening energy cooperation Thursday, underlining Moscow’s drive to develop ties with South America since coming under Western sanctions over the Ukraine crisis.
At a ceremony in the Kremlin, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Argentine President Cristina Fernández hailed the agreements as opening a new stage in relations as well as boosting cooperation on gas and nuclear energy in Argentina.
Russian state-owned gas producer Gazprom signed a memorandum on cooperation with Argentine state oil company YPF, while Russia’s Rosatom signed a similar deal for construction …read more
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