His Majesty King Abdullah on Wednesday met Sergei Kiriyenko, head of Rosatom, Russia’s state-run atomic energy corporation.

King Abdullah underlined the significance of boosting cooperation between the Jordan Atomic Energy Commission (JAEC) and the Russian corporation, which resulted in the signing of the intergovernmental agreement with Russia on Tuesday to build and operate the first nuclear power plant.

The agreement represents the legal and political framework between the governments of the two countries, and highlights their support of the plan, which entails building two nuclear reactors with a total capacity of 2,000 megawatts at a total cost of $10 billion.

His Majesty called for benefiting from Russia's experience in this area to best serve the interests of Jordan.

The King listened to a briefing on means by which Russia can support the Kingdom in the area of generating electricity via nuclear power.

Kiriyenko highlighted that the location chosen to host the station is in line with the highest environmental and technical standards and ensures the utmost public safety.