Meeting of the Global Atomic Forum Held at the World Atomic Week

A meeting of the Global Atomic Forum was held on September 25, 2025, as part of the World Atomic Week, timed to coincide with the 80th anniversary of the Russian atomic industry.

President Vladimir Putin arrived at the Atom Museum at VDNH where he addressed the forum.

The meeting was also attended by Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, Myanmar’s Acting President Min Aung Hlaing, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, Iranian Vice President Mohammad Eslami, Deputy Prime Minister of Uzbekistan Jamshid Khodjaev, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi, as well as heads of relevant ministries of major partner countries and international organizations. The meeting was moderated by Alexey Likhachev, Director General of Rosatom State Corporation.

Before the event began, the Russian President and heads of foreign delegations participating in the forum visited the Atom Museum exhibition. Alexey Likhachev introduced the leaders to an artistic representation of a water-water energy reactor and informed them about Rosatom’s activities in the field of small-scale nuclear energy and the development of closed-cycle nuclear systems.