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97031
Mon, 12/28/2009 - 02:24
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Tehran to hold tender for 10 new nuclear power plants
TEHRAN, Dec. 27 (MNA) – Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki announced late Thursday that Iran is planning to hold soon a tender for building 10 new nuclear power plants in line with the country’s plan to produce 20,000 megawatts of nuclear electricity annually.
Mottaki also said Western powers should provide Iran with 20 percent enriched fuel it needs for its Tehran research reactor because it is a humanitarian issue, otherwise the country will produce the fuel itself.
Research reactor in Tehran manufactures medical radioisotopes for cancer treatment.
Yemen conflict
Commenting on the war in Yemen, Mottaki said the country is in a difficult situation and killing Yemeni civilians will not benefit anyone.
If Saudi Arabia is concerned about its borders with Yemen, it can defend its borders but interfering in Yemen’s affairs will not solve any problem, he commented.
He dismissed allegations that Iran is interfering in Yemen’s affairs, saying Yemeni officials have acknowledged that Iran is not meddling in their internal matters.
Mottaki also said Western powers should provide Iran with 20 percent enriched fuel it needs for its Tehran research reactor because it is a humanitarian issue, otherwise the country will produce the fuel itself.
Research reactor in Tehran manufactures medical radioisotopes for cancer treatment.
Yemen conflict
Commenting on the war in Yemen, Mottaki said the country is in a difficult situation and killing Yemeni civilians will not benefit anyone.
If Saudi Arabia is concerned about its borders with Yemen, it can defend its borders but interfering in Yemen’s affairs will not solve any problem, he commented.
He dismissed allegations that Iran is interfering in Yemen’s affairs, saying Yemeni officials have acknowledged that Iran is not meddling in their internal matters.
