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Iran says no date fixed for atom plant completion
No date has been fixed for completing Iran’s first power plant but Russia is serious about finishing the long-delayed project, Iran's Foreign Ministry said on Sunday.
- Agencies
- Published: 13:13 December 16, 2007
Tehran: No date has been fixed for completing Iran's first power plant but Russia is serious about finishing the long-delayed project, Iran's Foreign Ministry said on Sunday.
The United States has urged Russia to stop building the Bushehr power plant in southwest Iran because it believes the $1 billion project is part of Iran's bid to master technology that can be used to make nuclear weapons.
Tehran denies the charge and says its nuclear programme has only peaceful goals.
Moscow has used the project as a lever in its ties with Tehran, repeatedly putting back the completion date and citing payment delays. Russia says it sees no evidence Iran is seeking to build atomic bombs.
Foreign Ministry spokesman Mohammad Ali Hosseinisaid, "Talks between Mr Mottaki and his Russian counterpart were comprehensive ... We believe the Russians are serious about completing Bushehr power plant but no date has been fixed for the completion."
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