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Iran Called Russia Unreliable Partner
Russia is an unreliable partner, Iranian state TV announced for the first time, specifying that Bushehr construction was halted under pressure and for political reasons, RBC reported with reference to AP.
The unfinished nuclear reactor site in Bushehr hasn’t been regarded an issue of dispute, it is out of the scope of the UN resolution and the future military use of reactor is completely excluded. Evidently, Russia terminated construction of nuclear plant under the pressure and for political reasons, Iran’s TV explained.
Russia is calling home its technicians and engineers from Bushehr, anonymous sources with diplomatic community of Europe and officials of the United States announced today. The formal explanation is the growing differences of Tehran and Moscow that may result in tougher sanctions of UN imposed on Iran.
Russia’s contractor for Bushehr, Atomstroiexport, denied the alleged mass withdrawal of its nuclear technicians. Only two employees of the company flew away from Iran, representative of Atomstroiexport said, specifying that they work in the Moscow office and take part in negotiations on completing Bushehr project.
Russia’s Foreign Ministry urged not to turn construction of Bushehr nuclear plant into a political issue. “The current problems related to the progress in constructing the nuclear plant in Bushehr are purely of financial and technical nature and are to be solved by respective organizations of Russia and Iran by means of negotiations in quiet and working environment and without politicizing this issue,” Russia’s First Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Denisov told Iran’s Ambassador Ansari.
Earlier, Russia said there would be no deliveries of nuclear fuel to Bushehr until Iran agreed to halt uranium enrichment in conformity with the resolution of UN Security Council. At the same time, Russia denies using Bushehr as a lever.
The Bushehr conflict of Russia and Iran started in mid.-February. Then, Russian Atomic Energy Agency, Rosatom, announced the dates of nuclear fuel deliveries to Bushehr could be put off because of delayed financing.
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