Russia has offered to enrich uranium mined in Uzbekistan in territory of Russia, but so far there have been no talks about the construction of a nuclear power station in that country, Itar-Tass reported.

"Understanding pragmatism and the necessity of commercial benefit for Uzbekistan, the Russian side has put forward a number of proposals, including the one on the enrichment of the Uzbek uranium in Russia, particularly in the international centre [for enriching uranium] in Angarsk," First Deputy Prime Minister Sergey Ivanov, who leads the Russian side of the intergovernmental commission, has told journalists. Today Ivanov met Uzbek President Islom Karimov and Prime Minister Shavkat Mirziyoyev.

Ivanov said that "a number of countries have already joined" this centre. The first deputy prime minister is confident that "Uzbekistan’s commercial benefit will be higher than selling raw material, because enriched uranium has high added value".