From 25 to 26 October, IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano paid an official visit to the Russian Federation. In Moscow on the first day of his visit, Director General Amano and Sergei Kirienko, Director General of the Nuclear Energy State Corporation, Rosatom, signed an agreement on behalf of the IAEA and the Russian Federation, respectively, to enable Junior Professional Officers, trained by Rosatom, to be posted at the IAEA's headquarters in Vienna for year-long assignments.
At the opening of the International Energy Week conference, also held on 25 October, the Director General delivered the keynote address. He then received a detailed briefing at the Federal Medical Biological Agency, one of the world's leading cancer research centres. The Federal Medical Biological Centre (FMBC) treated many of the survivors of the Chernobyl disaster. The FMBC's unique experience and expertise has led to the development of cutting-edge cancer treatment methods that are administered through FMBA's state-of-the-art facilities.
At Government House, also on 25 October, Director General Amano and Prime Minister Putin met to discuss current issues in international nuclear cooperation.
The Director General then visited the headquarters of the Russian Federation's federal agency responsible for ecological, technological and nuclear oversight, Rostekhnadzor.
On 26 October, Director General Amano and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov met to discuss the Russian Federation’s on-going cooperation with the Agency.
The Director General's visit to the Russian Federation concluded with a lecture at the National Research Nuclear University in Moscow (MEPhI), where DG Amano met the MEPhI’s rector, Mr Michail Strikhanov, before briefing the press.