"Russia has many things that we can learn from and we can share [with each other] in terms of not only trade and investment. Russia is one of the major countries of energy, and also wants to diversify its economy. And this is also a challenge that we can share," Alicia Barcena said.
Moscow ramped up its relations with South America following a split between Russia and the West over the Ukraine crisis in 2014.
Over 2014, Russia has signed agreements with Argentina, Brazil, Venezuela, Colombia, Mexico, Chile, and Cuba, including high-tech and weapons sales, and naval facility construction.
On April 23, Russia's state nuclear agency Rosatom’s head and the Argentinian minister of planning signed a preliminary deal on the construction of a nuclear reactor at a power plant in Argentina.
The Russian corporation will be involved in the construction of the sixth power unit at Argentina's Atucha Nuclear Power Plant.
