Belarus expands cooperation with Russia’s Rosatom
11.11.2026
MINSK (
BelTA) – Belarusian Prime Minister Aleksandr Turchin and Alexey Likhachev, Director General of the Rosatom State Corporation, discussed the development of cooperation in the energy sector in Minsk on 11 November, BelTA has learned.
“It has already become a good tradition to meet in November, sum up results and outline plans for the future. Yesterday the presidents of our countries once again noted the positive dynamics in all areas of cooperation between Belarus and Russia. In my opinion, our country’s cooperation with Rosatom is clear confirmation of this,” Aleksandr Turchin said.
The main priority is interaction in the energy sector. “I think we have plenty to discuss; much has been done over the current year. But I would not want to limit ourselves to just this agenda, because there are many areas where we cooperate. There are new topics and new ideas. I would be glad to discuss them with you,” the prime minister added.
Alexey Likhachev emphasized that the state corporation is working with Belarusian ministries and that relevant plans have been prepared. “These plans are only expanding. Coordinated work is underway on the two existing units [of the Belarusian NPP]. Your NPP, Belarus’ leap into the lite oclub of nuclear power engineering, is the envy of many. But there is no limit to perfection, and there is an opportunity to expand this activity. We note great progress in non-nuclear areas. We are making inroads into additive technologies, electric mobility, and energy storage. A lot of work is underway in nuclear medicine. We also cooperation in humanitarian matters. This gives us additional strength to open new horizons,” Alexey Likhachev noted.
“It has already become a good tradition to meet in November, sum up results and outline plans for the future. Yesterday the presidents of our countries once again noted the positive dynamics in all areas of cooperation between Belarus and Russia. In my opinion, our country’s cooperation with Rosatom is clear confirmation of this,” Aleksandr Turchin said.
The main priority is interaction in the energy sector. “I think we have plenty to discuss; much has been done over the current year. But I would not want to limit ourselves to just this agenda, because there are many areas where we cooperate. There are new topics and new ideas. I would be glad to discuss them with you,” the prime minister added.
Alexey Likhachev emphasized that the state corporation is working with Belarusian ministries and that relevant plans have been prepared. “These plans are only expanding. Coordinated work is underway on the two existing units [of the Belarusian NPP]. Your NPP, Belarus’ leap into the lite oclub of nuclear power engineering, is the envy of many. But there is no limit to perfection, and there is an opportunity to expand this activity. We note great progress in non-nuclear areas. We are making inroads into additive technologies, electric mobility, and energy storage. A lot of work is underway in nuclear medicine. We also cooperation in humanitarian matters. This gives us additional strength to open new horizons,” Alexey Likhachev noted.