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Untitled Document Minister Frattini And Igor Ivanov Signed Two Bilateral Agreements, One On Italian Assistance In The Dismantling Of Russian Nuclear Submarines And One On The Destruction Of The Former Soviet Union’s Chemical Weapons Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Italy November 5, 2003
Roma, 5 november 2003
In the course of the visit to Italy by Russian Federation President Vladimir Putin, Ministers for Foreign Affairs Franco Frattini and Igor Ivanov signed two bilateral agreements this afternoon, one on Italian assistance in the dismantling of Russian nuclear submarines and one on the destruction of the former Soviet Union’s chemical weapons
The agreement on nuclear submarines envisages the security management of radioactive waste and of depleted nuclear fuel. The second agreement foresees the creation of a special plant in the city of Pochep for the destruction of chemical weapons. The two agreements establish the concession of a total Italian financial contribution of 720 million euro, which could result in industrial and technological benefits for our country. The agreements signed today fall within the understandings reached at the G8 summit held at Kananaskis in June 2002, where an important programme for the reduction of arms and materials of mass destruction was outlined.
“With today’s signing, in addition to being a significant outcome on the level of relations with the Russian Federation, Italy proves to be one of the countries most engaged in the implementation of the Kananaskis programme”, commented Minister for Foreign Affairs Frattini.
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