Iran, Russia Boost Nuclear Ties
TEHRAN (Worthy News)– The heads of Iran and Russia’s state-run nuclear agencies discussed the construction of new nuclear plants in Iran during a meeting held on Friday around the same time that Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, also sat down for a chat about Tehran’s ongoing nuclear negotiations with the West, according to regional reports, the Washington Free Beacon reported.
Behrouz Kamalvanda, a top official at Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization (AEOI) met early Friday with Sergey Kirivenko, the director general of Russia’s state-run nuclear company, Rosatom, to discuss way the two nations can “boost nuclear cooperation,” according to Iran’s state run news agencies.
The two nuclear officials—who were accompanied by other senior Iranian and Russian officials—explored ways for Russia to assist Iran with the construction of new nuclear plants, according to the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA). — Source