Likhachev commented on the construction of a nuclear power plant in Myanmar

"We can handle logistics, because Rosatom is also a logistics company. We have never been afraid of long distances: we are building in Bolivia, we are building in Africa, we are building in the Far East at home, in Yakutia, Chukotka, therefore, in this sense, logistics does not frighten us at all," Likhachev said.

He also added that Myanmar is one of the most comfortable countries on the planet in terms of human comfort.

In addition, in the commentary to the TV channel Rossiya 1 the head of Rosatom noted that the construction of the nuclear power plant will take place near the capital of the republic of Naypyidaw. He stressed that the relevant project was signed "decades before."

Earlier in the day in Moscow the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin and Myanmar Prime Minister Min Aung Hlaing have completed bilateral talks, following which the leaders of the two countries adopted a joint statement. In particular, a memorandum was signed on the key principles construction of low-power nuclear power plants in Myanmar. The Russian President noted that this would serve as an excellent impetus for further economic development, the creation of thousands of new jobs and the formation of highly qualified specialists.