Sergey Lavrov: Russia is interested in developing lithium deposits in Bolivia

Russia is interested in the industrial development of lithium deposits in Bolivia. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov stated this at a press conference after negotiations in Moscow with Bolivian Foreign Minister Celinda Sosa Lunda.

“We consider the development of the industrial development of Bolivian lithium deposits as an undeniably promising direction,” Interfax reports his words.

The ministers at the meeting “talked a lot about what additional steps need to be taken to find a solution that meets the interests of our countries, reflecting the balance of these interests, including taking into account the initiatives that the Bolivian side, in turn, put forward in the areas of energy and supplies of agricultural products,” said the head of the Russian Foreign Ministry.

He emphasized that in the energy sector there are “significant opportunities” for cooperation between Russia and Bolivia, and recalled that the Russian Gazprom is carrying out joint development of fields in Bolivia, and the state corporation Rosatom is implementing a project to build in Bolivia a nuclear center that is unique for all of Latin America. research.

Let us recall that in March, the head of Rosnedra, Evgeny Petrov, said that lithium deposits in the Russian Federation, auctions for which were held in 2023, could provide Russia with this raw material as early as 2025, eliminating the need for imports.