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Russia, IAEA to prepare for nuclear fuel deliveries to Iran
18:12 | 16/ 11/ 2007
TEHRAN, November 16 (RIA Novosti) - Russia and the UN nuclear agency will start work on November 26 to prepare for nuclear fuel deliveries to Iran's Bushehr NPP, the Islamic Republic's vice president and nuclear chief said.
Referring to a report delivered on Thursday by the International Atomic Energy Agency, Gholamreza Aghazadeh said it "stipulates that the UN agency in cooperation with the Russian government will begin, on November 26, preparing for nuclear fuel supplies for the Bushehr NPP in Iran, which will be launched in the near future."
IAEA Director General Mohamed ElBaradei said in the report Iran had been truthful, in general, about key aspects of its "nuclear dossier," but warned that Tehran continues to work on uranium enrichment, despite persistent international demands to fold the program.
During his visit to Tehran in October, President Vladimir Putin assured Tehran that Russia would complete the construction of Iran's first nuclear power plant on time. The statement came after repeated delays in the $1 billion project, which Moscow attributed to payment arrears, but Iran blamed on Western pressure.
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Russia, IAEA to prepare for nuclear fuel deliveries to Iran
18:12 | 16/ 11/ 2007
TEHRAN, November 16 (RIA Novosti) - Russia and the UN nuclear agency will start work on November 26 to prepare for nuclear fuel deliveries to Iran's Bushehr NPP, the Islamic Republic's vice president and nuclear chief said.
Referring to a report delivered on Thursday by the International Atomic Energy Agency, Gholamreza Aghazadeh said it "stipulates that the UN agency in cooperation with the Russian government will begin, on November 26, preparing for nuclear fuel supplies for the Bushehr NPP in Iran, which will be launched in the near future."
IAEA Director General Mohamed ElBaradei said in the report Iran had been truthful, in general, about key aspects of its "nuclear dossier," but warned that Tehran continues to work on uranium enrichment, despite persistent international demands to fold the program.
During his visit to Tehran in October, President Vladimir Putin assured Tehran that Russia would complete the construction of Iran's first nuclear power plant on time. The statement came after repeated delays in the $1 billion project, which Moscow attributed to payment arrears, but Iran blamed on Western pressure.
Link to story
http://en.rian.ru/world/20071116/88424060.html