Moscow, Oct 22: Russia said today it was ready to continue providing nuclear assistance to Iran as it called on Tehran to honour its pledge to open its nuclear programme to intrusive UN inspections. "Russia is willing to cooperate further with Iran, including in the nuclear field, in strict respect of international obligations," Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov said in a statement.
The top Russian diplomat said that Moscow was still awaiting official notification from the UN nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), on Tehran's promise of full cooperation with the IAEA today. But he added that Russia expected Iran to provide all information about its nuclear programme, allow tougher inspections of its nuclear sites and to halt uranium enrichment. "All this would remove the international community's concerns about Iran's nuclear programme," Ivanov said.
The deal was struck just 10 days before the end of October deadline for Iran to come clean about its nuclear programme. Bureau Report