Volgodonsk, (Russia): Prime Minister Vladimir
Putin says that Iran's first, Russian-built nuclear power
plant is set to be launched this summer.
Putin spoke at today's meeting with nuclear officials. He
didn't mention an exact launch date or add any other details.
Putin's statement marked yet another postponement of the
plant's launch, which tentatively had been set for some time
this spring.
Moscow has cited technical reasons for the delays, but
some Iranian officials have accused Russia of dragging its
feet on the project under the Western pressure.
Russia has backed three previous sets of UN Security
Council sanctions on Iran over its uranium enrichment program
and signaled that it could support new sanctions on condition
they wouldn't harm the population.
PTI
First Published: Thursday, March 18, 2010, 22:11