Iran-Russia nuclear talks to continue until March 6
IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency
Moscow, Feb 26, IRNA
Iran-Nuclear-Russia
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Sunday said that Iran-Russia talks on the former's nuclear program and the proposal of Russian officials will continue until March 6, 2006, when the UN nuclear watchdog Board of Governors is scheduled to meet on the issue.
Speaking to the media, he noted that Russia will continue its efforts to attract Iran's agreement for establishment of a joint uranium enrichment center in Russian territory.
Turning to the talks currently underway between the Head of Russia's Atomic Energy Organization Sergei Kiriyenko and the Iranian officials in Tehran, he said, "During the talks, various issues concerning economic, trade and technical-military cooperation between the two sides have been discussed."
Head of Russian Atomic Energy Organization, has been in Tehran since February 24 to discuss the trend of construction of the nuclear power plant project in Bushehr with Iranian officials.
Kiriyenko along with his Iranian counterpart Gholamreza Aqazadeh inspected Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant on Sunday afternoon.
Lavrov added that Russia's proposal to Iran on enrichment of uranium in its territory is also on the agenda of the ongoing talks.
Meanwhile, the spokesman for the Russian Atomic Energy Agency, Mikhail Kamenin, declared on Saturday that his country's proposal to Iran on conducting the enrichment process in the Russian territory is still valid and open to discussion.
Stressing its right to peaceful nuclear activities in its territory, Iran has announced that it will examine Russia's proposal.
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