Russia and Iran are negotiating projects and contracts for the construction of new nuclear power plants in the Islamic Republic, Iran’s Ambassador to Moscow Kazem Jalali told journalists, Report informs via TASS.
“As you know, the Russian Federation has built nuclear power plants in our country that generate electricity of 1,000 MW. Two other units are being constructed under the supervision of Russian colleagues. I can also confirm that negotiations on defining new projects and contracts for the construction of new nuclear power plants are ongoing,” he said.
The ambassador emphasized that cooperation between Russia and Iran in nuclear energy is exclusively peaceful.
“Regarding our cooperation in nuclear energy, it is developing well. Nuclear cooperation between our countries, which is purely peaceful in nature, continues effectively,” Jalali added.
