"[The] Russian side is always ready to help our South African partners in this crisis [...]. As for nuclear energy, Russia is one of the world leaders in this industry and has already finished and continues to implement a number of projects in foreign countries," stated the diplomat.
"Rosatom State Corporation has vast positive experience of cooperation with sub-Sahara African countries in the field of peaceful nuclear development," stated the official. "Agreements in this sphere have been signed with Ghana, Nigeria, Zimbabwe, Uganda, Ethiopia and other partners. One of the flagship projects is the Center for Nuclear Science and Technology in Zambia."
"The presence of its own nuclear power industry makes it possible to minimize dependence on the weather, resource prices and other unpredictable factors," he said. "In addition, the construction of a nuclear power plant provides a good opportunity to create new jobs, attracts new technologies and investments, ensures a stable source of energy and, as a result, economic stability of any country concerned."
"We are confident that the positive stance of South Africa to strengthen cooperation with Russia both on bilateral bases and within the BRICS format gives a solid ground to believe that our South African partners will proceed from national interests and took a wise decision based regardless of the unconditional and politically tinged demarches of one or another organization that claims to be universal, but de facto it isn’t."