Argentine President Says Moscow-Buenos Aires Relations Deepen

Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner says that relations between Russia and Argentina continue to deepen, and another breakthrough occurred on Thursday during a meeting between Kirchner and Vladimir Putin in Moscow.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Relations between Russia and Argentina continue to deepen, and another breakthrough occurred on Thursday during a meeting between Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, Kirchner said in an interview with RT after the talks.

“There is confidence that Russia-Argentina relations continue deepening… and they have gone beyond the brotherhood ties, and cultural exchange levels too, they got directly to deeper plans,” Kirchner said.

Kirchner added that another important breakthrough in bilateral relations was made during her talks with President Putin, especially in the energy field.

“Today we have made a breakthrough, at least in the energy field, when we signed two agreements what could be, and surely will be the construction of the sixth Argentina energy block,” Kirchner added.

Following the meeting on Thursday, Putin said that Russia's nuclear corporation Rosatom has joined the project of constructing the sixth energy block of Atucha nuclear power plant.

Apart from the nuclear cooperation deal, the two sides have signed a number of strategic cooperation agreements.