The directors of Argentina’s National Nuclear Energy Commission and Bolivia’s Nuclear Energy Agency met in Buenos Aires July 28, to sign a bilateral agreement by which they will collaborate in the peaceful use of nuclear energy applied to scientific, technical and academic activities. The Bolivian delegation also included Energy and Hydrocarbons Minister Franklin Molina Ortiz, and the head of the state lithium corporation YLB. Top level government officials as well as those from both nations’ scientific communities were also present.
Argentina has played a critical role in helping Bolivia develop its nuclear energy capabilities, most recently in the field of nuclear medicine. During the agreement’s signing ceremony, Molina stressed that the agreement strengthens “the work we’ve been jointly developing with our brother nation of Argentina, [under the direction of Presidents] Luis Arce and Alberto Fernández. This agreement will allow us to continue advancing in the development of science and technology,” Bolivia’s Eju-TV reported him as saying.
The two governments will engage in inter-institutional activities in a variety of areas, including basic and applied research, developing human resources and applying nuclear technology in such areas as health, agriculture and mining, among others.
