Armenia and Russia will sign a nuclear security cooperation agreement.

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev instructed Rosatom to sign the agreement with Armenian government.

“To designate the Rostom State Atomic Energy Corporation for holding negotiations with the Armenian side jointly with the Russian Foreign Ministry and Rostekhnadzor (the Federal Service for Ecological, Technological and Nuclear Supervision) and signing the agreement on behalf of the Russian government,” Interfax quotes Russian PM’s directive posted on the official legal data portal on Thursday.

The draft agreement compels the sides to cooperate “in the development of the nuclear security infrastructure in the Republic of Armenia in the operation of the Armenian nuclear power plant and the construction of new units”. These efforts will be taken consistent with the recommendations from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).