Israel and a number of Latin American countries are cooperating in the field of nuclear energy for peaceful uses, political sources here revealed today.
The program was disclosed in connection with the current visit of Louis Vidal, the Uruguayan Foreign Minister. He and Foreign Minister Abba Eban discussed nuclear cooperation plans which were considered several weeks ago by representatives of the atomic energy commissions of the two countries.
Scientists from Peru and Mexico are now receiving atomic energy training in Israel and other Latin American countries are interested in similar arrangements.
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