MOSCOW, November 23. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin
has signed a decree harmonizing the restrictions imposed earlier
on cooperation between Russia and Iran with the Joint
Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) on Tehran’s nuclear
program. The text of the document has been posted on the
official web portal of legal information.
This document effectively cancels all previous restrictions
imposed on cooperation with Iran in nuclear energy and gives a
go-ahead to the development of cooperation with Iran in the
nuclear field, in particular, in the area of enriched uranium
imports from Iran, including equipment supplies.
The document notes that the bans and restrictions against
Iran imposed earlier do not apply to the supplies, sale or
transfer of materials, equipment, goods and technologies,
providing technical and financial assistance, brokerage or other
services, professional training and investment activities. The
bans are cancelled, if such cooperation is related to the
exports of enriched uranium from Iran, whose stockpile exceeds
300 kilograms, in return for transferring natural uranium to
Iran and the modernization of the Arak reactor. It is noted that
these regulations have been valid since July 2015.
The decree emphasizes that these activities may be carried
out only if they conform to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of
Action on Iran’s nuclear program.
On July 14, Iran and the P5+1 group of world powers agreed
the provisions of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action on
Iran’s nuclear program. It provides guarantees of an exclusively
peaceful nature of Tehran’s nuclear program, since Iran pledges
to have no more than 300 kilograms of 3,67% enriched uranium at
its disposal. Tehran must abandon the production of highly
enriched uranium and weapons-grade plutonium necessary for
making nuclear weapons. The Fordow enrichment plant should be
converted into a research center. Besides, the nuclear complex
in Arak should be used exclusively for peaceful purposes. The
maximum capacity of this heavy water reactor may reach 20
megawatts, and the parameters of its reconfiguration should be
defined by an international consortium. All spent nuclear fuel
must be taken out of Iran during the entire time of operation of
the reactor.
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