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Russia urges Iran to sign additional agreements to nuclear NPT
Moscow, July 01: Russia has urged Iran to sign additional nonproliferation agreements with the International Atomic Energy Agency to assure the world it has no intentions of developing nuclear weapons.
Moscow, July 01: Russia has urged Iran to sign additional nonproliferation agreements with the International Atomic Energy Agency to assure the world it has no intentions
of developing nuclear weapons.
Meeting with Iran's nuclear chief yesterday, Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov said signing the agreements would "be yet another confirmation of the peaceful character of the Iranian nuclear program and the close cooperation of Iran with the agency," according to a statement from the foreign ministry.
Russia is helping Iran build a nuclear power plant in the coastal city of Bushehr, and Moscow has insisted international fears that the project could help develop nuclear weapons are unfounded. But Russia has increasingly pushed Tehran after strong urging from the United States to cooperate with the IAEA on inspections. Gholamreza Aghazadeh, head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organization, had said yesterday that his country's nuclear ties with Russia were in compliance with international law.
Bureau Report
Russia is helping Iran build a nuclear power plant in the coastal city of Bushehr, and Moscow has insisted international fears that the project could help develop nuclear weapons are unfounded. But Russia has increasingly pushed Tehran after strong urging from the United States to cooperate with the IAEA on inspections. Gholamreza Aghazadeh, head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organization, had said yesterday that his country's nuclear ties with Russia were in compliance with international law.
Bureau Report