Iran's Ambassador to Moscow said here on Wednesday that the high ranking Iranian and Russian officials are agreed on the basics of establishing a center in Russian soil to enrich uranium for Iran. Gholam-Reza Ansari told Russia's Itar-Tass news agency that all the same, the time and place of the next round of talks on the matter are not decided yet.| We've agreed to agree on the concept... |
The Iranian envoy referred to the existence of certain pressure lobbies abroad that "create obstacles in the way for smooth proceeding of the negotiations on the issue," setting example of the remarks made by the Director of the British Ministry of Foreign Affairs John Sawyers on the issue. Ansari evaluated the previous rounds of bilateral talks on the matter as "positive and constructive, expressing hope that Iran's Bushehr nuclear reactor would become operational at the scheduled date.
Calling Russia "Iran's trustworthy partner" he said, "The Iranians view Bushehr plant as the symbol of good and close cooperation between our countries."
Stressing that the newly emerged conditions should not affect making operational the Bushehr Nuclear Reactor, the Iranian diplomat said, "Our bilateral cooperation in construction of new nuclear reactors, too, should not be affected by the prevailing Western hue and cry." Ansari reiterated, "The contract for construction of Bushehr plant was signed many years ago, in full accordance with the international rules and regulations." He concluded his remarks expressing hope that the Russians would respect their commitments in this respect 'this time'.