Russian FM: Nuclear coop with Iran, N Korea to continue
IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency
Moscow, May 13, IRNA
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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said here Thursday that his country will continue peaceful nuclear cooperation with Iran and North Korea.
The minister made the remarks in an open session of the State Duma (Lower House) during which he termed the cooperation as being compatible to the international laws and regulations.
Meanwhile, Chief of the Russian Federal Nuclear Power Agency, Alexander Rumyantsev, said in an interview on Thursday that Russia will deliver the nuclear fuel of the Bushehr power plant in late 2005 or early 2006.
He added Iran and Russia signed an additional protocol according to which Iran would return the spent fuel to Russia.
He stressed that the delivery of the fuel should be made six months before the completion of the power plant and the date mentioned is the due time.
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