South African Energy Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi has agreed with Alexei Likhachev, head of Russia's state nuclear corporation Rosatom, that their technical teams will initiate discussions on cooperation, the South African Department of Energy said on Wednesday.

Kubayi, in Moscow for the AtomExpo nuclear conference and leading a delegation from South Africa, has also held talks with Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak, the South African Department of Energy said in a statement.