MOSCOW, March 26. /TASS/. Russia is helping Myanmar keep its army at a modern level and cooperation in the security sphere is broad between the two countries, Myanmar Prime Minister Min Aung Hlaing said in an interview with TASS First Deputy Director General Mikhail Gusman.

"Security cooperation has been most actively developing of late. On the one hand, it includes close contacts with the Myanmar armed forces, and on the other - cooperation in technology exchange and personnel training. Russia helps Myanmar maintain its army at a modern level. A big number of Myanmar military is educated in scientific-technical and military guidelines in Russian universities. It is the biggest sphere of our interaction," he said.

Other cooperation guidelines include agriculture, pharmaceutics, nuclear, wind and solar power engineering, and mining industry. "We see prospects to strengthen cooperation in the guidelines. I want to say that we are set to continue Russia-Myanmar cooperation in the mentioned spheres," the prime minister said.

He outlined the construction of small-yield nuclear power plant in Myanmar by Rosatom, as well as of a fertilizer plant with Russian technologies, which have proved their efficiency.