OREANDA-NEWS  On 24 September was announced, that Russia wants Israel to become a strategic partner in the field of nanotechnologies.

Russia believes that Israel could become a strategic partner in developing nanotechnology projects, Leonid Melamed, director general of the Russian state corporation said.

"Israel is one of the global hi-tech leaders, uniting a large number of inventers and innovative groups working in the sphere of nanotechnology," Leonid Melamed said during a visit to Israel.

The main goal of the visit, which includes trips to educational, scientific and technical centers and meetings with Israeli officials, is to identify investment projects for Russia.

"Considering that almost half of the people working in these laboratories speak Russian, Israel is clearly a strategic partner for us," Melamed added.