Iranian nuclear energy chief outlines aims of his visit to Russia
 
Sep 25, 2006 - BBC Monitoring Newsfile
 

Text of report by Iranian TV on 25 September

 

[Presenter] The head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organization has arrived in Moscow for a follow-up on the completion of the Bushehr power plant.

 

[Correspondent] Our country's vice-president and head of the Atomic Energy Organization arrived at Moscow airport today, leading a working delegation, for talks with the head of Russia's Atomic Energy Agency.

 

Three of Mr Aqazadeh's deputies, the director of the Bushehr nuclear power plant project, a number of nuclear experts and domestic reporters are accompanying the head of the Atomic Energy Organization on this visit.

 

Mr Aqazadeh, what will your talks with the Russian sides focus on and, specifically, which topic has priority for you during this visit?

 

[Gholamreza Aqazadeh] In the name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate. Of course, the main focus of my visit at this point, following the coordination that we had with Mr Kiriyenko in Vienna, is to achieve a final summing up on the completion of the Bushehr project. In view of the project's progress, up to more than 90 per cent, we should be able to establish a definite timetable for the completion of the Bushehr power plant project, as well as for the delivery of fuel. Of course, alongside this, we may have other peripheral negotiations.

 

[Correspondent] The first round of talks between the Iranian delegation and the Russia side will take place at 1600 today, local time; 1630 Iranian time [1300 gmt], at the Russian Atomic Energy Agency building.

 

Voice and Vision of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Moscow.

 

 


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