IRAN VALUES RUSSIAN STANCE ON ITS NUCLEAR PROGRAM: FOREIGN MINISTER
RIA Novosti
TEHRAN, April 13 (RIA Novosti) - Kamal Kharazi, Iran's Minister of Foreign Affairs, greets a principal Russian stance on his country's nuclear program.
"Russia is confronting the USA on the Iranian nuclear programs issue. It staunchly keeps on its stance," said the minister as he was answering Iranian parliamentarians' questions.
"We do not expect whatever problems to come up in Iran-European Union negotiations concerning the Bushehr nuclear plant Unit One, now under construction," he reassured.
"However, we are not to expect one country to come up for all the interests of another-in particular, Iran.
"If Iran snatches at trifling matters to give up contacts and partnership with Russia, then we shall have to put an end to our links with all countries," warned the Foreign Minister.
Russia is a reliable partner, and can be trusted. Mr. Kharazi has no doubts on that point.
"Every country has its national interests, and is to take a realistic and adequate view of how to guarantee those interests. Economic sanctions against Iran are valid to this day. In this situation, our country has special problems as it is choosing its commercial, economic and industrial partners," the minister said as his audience wondered about the extent to which Russia could be relied on.
"Whatever of cutting-edge civil-oriented technologies Iran has received comes as fruit of its realistic standpoints, and proves it has made the right choice. It all has helped us to upgrade our technological development. Everything that concerns our partnership with Russia is right, and there is frankness underlying it all."
As far as the Foreign Minister knows, "the Islamic Republic is to spend an approximate one billion US dollars on Bushehr nuclear power plant Unit One construction. Russian experts and workers are finishing the job, and the unit is scheduled for commissioning toward next year's end."
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