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Wed, 01/14/2009 - 19:14
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Russia to fulfill duties on completing Iran?s nuclear power plant
Moscow, Jan 14, IRNA - Russia would fulfill its commitments on completing Iran?s first nuclear power plant in Bushehr despite of any pressures, said Iranian Ambassador to Russia Mahmoud-Reza Sajjadi.
Speaking in an interview with the Russian newspaper Zavtra Online, the
ambassador said Iran did not believe that the Russian side has
deliberately delayed completion of the 1,000-MW power plant.
Based on the previously agreed timetable, the power plant which is
being built in cooperation with Russia, was to become operational in
fall of 2008. However its construction was delayed for various reasons
including some difficulties occurred in delivering its remaining
equipment and necessary fuel.
Sajjadi regretted that completion of the project has been prolonged.
?However, this was not only the fault of the Russian side, but some
countries that should produce equipment of the power plants have,
sometimes failed, surprisingly, to fulfill their commitments,?
explained the ambassador.
He stressed that certain states would not miss a chance to disturb
promotion of Iran-Russia ties.
?We will not be surprised if the US offers to construct new power
plants in Iran in half of their real price, if US officials see that
Moscow is to built them for the country,? Sajjadi said.
Iran is to increase the number of its nuclear power plants to help
electricity generation to meet the country?s energy demands.
Sajjadi denied US allegations that Iran was to develop nuclear weapons
saying producing those weapons ?has no place in Iran?s defensive
doctrine.?
Referring to Iran?s complete cooperation with the International Atomic
Energy Agency, the ambassador said that the IAEA?s inspectors had
?free access? to Iran?s nuclear sites and facilities and the agency
was fully informed of their activities.
As for the US and Israeli threats against Iran, Sajjadi said, ?Iran is
not Iraq or Afghanistan. If the US enters any adventurism against
Iran, then we would threaten its interest worldwide.?
Speaking in an interview with the Russian newspaper Zavtra Online, the
ambassador said Iran did not believe that the Russian side has
deliberately delayed completion of the 1,000-MW power plant.
Based on the previously agreed timetable, the power plant which is
being built in cooperation with Russia, was to become operational in
fall of 2008. However its construction was delayed for various reasons
including some difficulties occurred in delivering its remaining
equipment and necessary fuel.
Sajjadi regretted that completion of the project has been prolonged.
?However, this was not only the fault of the Russian side, but some
countries that should produce equipment of the power plants have,
sometimes failed, surprisingly, to fulfill their commitments,?
explained the ambassador.
He stressed that certain states would not miss a chance to disturb
promotion of Iran-Russia ties.
?We will not be surprised if the US offers to construct new power
plants in Iran in half of their real price, if US officials see that
Moscow is to built them for the country,? Sajjadi said.
Iran is to increase the number of its nuclear power plants to help
electricity generation to meet the country?s energy demands.
Sajjadi denied US allegations that Iran was to develop nuclear weapons
saying producing those weapons ?has no place in Iran?s defensive
doctrine.?
Referring to Iran?s complete cooperation with the International Atomic
Energy Agency, the ambassador said that the IAEA?s inspectors had
?free access? to Iran?s nuclear sites and facilities and the agency
was fully informed of their activities.
As for the US and Israeli threats against Iran, Sajjadi said, ?Iran is
not Iraq or Afghanistan. If the US enters any adventurism against
Iran, then we would threaten its interest worldwide.?