Russian Cabinet to Consider Agreement on Canadian Aid for Submarine, Chemical Weapons Destruction

The Russian Cabinet is expected today to consider ratifying an agreement under which Canada would financially support a number of nonproliferation projects, including the destruction of chemical weapons and decommissioned submarines, according to ITAR-Tass (see GSN, Nov. 16, 2004).

Canada would provide its aid through the Group of Eight Global Partnership — an effort launched in 2002 by Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States to provide $20 billion over 10 years for nonproliferation projects. Canada has decided to allocate about $240 million each for chemical weapons disposal and nuclear submarine destruction, ITAR-Tass reported.

Canada is also expected to support the registration, control and protection of Russian nuclear and radioactive materials (ITAR-Tass/BBC Worldwide Monitoring, Feb. 2).

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