The China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) and the Ugandan Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on 11 May for cooperation on nuclear energy. The MoU was signed in Beijing by CNNC chairman Wang Shoujun and Ugandan minister of energy and mineral development Irene Muloni. A ministry statement said the parties would give priority to cooperation in applying nuclear technology in medicine, agriculture and industry. The government signed a similar MoU with Russia’s Rosatom in June 2017.
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