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JINR - China: readiness to enhance cooperation

On 15 June, the 14th regular meeting of the Russia-China Working Group on High Technology and Innovation was held in Beijing. At the invitation of the Russian side, a JINR representative, Deputy Head of the Department of Science Organization Activities Alexey Zhemchugov took part in the event.

The development of cooperation between the two countries in the field of scientific research, megascience projects, as well as joint scientific and technical events were discussed at the meeting. The event focused on the discussion of steps taken by the parties on the implementation of the Protocol on Strengthening Cooperation in the Field of Basic Scientific Research, including on the establishment of a JINR-China Coordination Committee, an Expert Working Group and a plan for further development. It should be noted that on 21 March 2023, the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation, the Ministry of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China, the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research and the Chinese Academy of Sciences signed a quadrilateral protocol during the visit of President of the People's Republic of China Xi Jinping to Russia.

At the meeting, the parties discussed the progress of the NICA Project, ways to use the experience of the successful cooperation between JINR and China within the framework of the construction of the NICA Complex. They also considered the development of cooperation and exchanges in other infrastructure megascience projects between the two countries. The parties expressed their readiness to enhance the cooperation between the two countries in the field of scientific research.

The next meeting of the Russia-China Sub-Commission on Scientific and Technical Cooperation is going to be held in Russia in September this year.

Based on information from the JINR Press Office