The Russian president also highlighted the projects that are already being carried out in the highland country, such as cooperation in nuclear technology.

The president of Russia, Vladimir Putin, highlighted the leadership that Luis Arce assumes in Bolivia and proposed continuing bilateral cooperation, fundamentally on issues of energy development and nuclear technology for the future.

“We have many interesting projects and objectives planned as priorities raised with the previous leadership of your country. You continue with the tradition and we have many topics to talk about,” Putin told Arce at the Konstantinovskly Palace in Saint Petersburg.

Vladimir Putin also highlighted the projects that are already being carried out in Bolivia, such as cooperation in nuclear technology.

“There are interesting areas in our cooperation, in particular high technologies with the Rosatom company that carries out a program. And build a nuclear research and development center in the city of El Alto,” said the Russian.

Luis Arce landed in Russia on Wednesday for a protocol visit that also includes meetings with universities, businessmen and his participation in the Saint Petersburg International Economic Forum.

Arce thanked him for the invitation and conveyed to his Russian counterpart his intention to further expand bilateral ties. And go hand in hand in achieving new projects.

“We have a lot of agenda brother president, very grateful for the invitation, we are very happy to be in your hometown and share our experiences, projects and dreams that perhaps together we could make a reality.” This was stated by Arce before the meeting between presidents.

The presidents will talk about Bolivia's possible accession to the BRICS bloc during the meeting that the Bolivian president will hold with his Russian counterpart at a meeting on the sidelines of the Saint Petersburg Economic Forum. This was confirmed by the Kremlin's presidential advisor, Yuri Ushakov.

Diary

President Arce began his protocol agenda in Russia, earlier he held a meeting with the general director of that country's state corporation, Alexey Likhachev. In which they discussed bilateral lithium cooperation and development projects.

“We began our official visit to Russia with an important meeting with the general director of the state corporation Rosatom, Alexey Likhachev. We are advancing important bilateral cooperation projects in the nuclear field. as well as the industrial development of our lithium for the generation of clean energy,” Arce posted on social networks.

The president participated in the official wreath-laying ceremony at the "Mother Earth" monument. Prior to the Saint Petersburg International Economic Forum.