The Nuclear Energy Agency has suspended Russia's membership in the organization

The OECD Nuclear Energy Agency has suspended Russia's membership in the organization. Earlier, the OECD stopped negotiations with Moscow on joining the club of developed world economies.

Russia's membership in the Nuclear Energy Agency of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) will be suspended from 11 May. This is stated on the website of the Agency.

“Russia's membership in the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency was suspended on April 11 by decision of the governing body of the OECD. The Russian Federation has been informed accordingly, and the suspension will take effect on May 11,” the statement said.

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RUSSIA has been a member of the Agency since 2013, the report says. The goal of the Agency is to assist in the use of peaceful nuclear energy, as well as to support the economical and environmental use of the peaceful atom.

Earlier, on February 25, the day after the start of the Russian military special operation in Ukraine, the OECD finally stopped negotiations on the entry of Russia and Belarus into the club of developed world economies. The OECD also stopped accepting voluntary contributions from Russia and stopped all existing joint projects. Earlier in 2014, negotiations with Moscow were suspended at the request of the Ukrainian authorities.