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He said according to an opinion poll, which was broadcast by Radio Moscow, over 80
percent of Russians have a positive view of Iran.
It is not only Russia which delayed startup of Bushehr plant
On repeated delays to complete the Bushehr nuclear power plan, he said it is not fair to
blame only Russia for the delay.
At least one-year delay was because of the U.S. pressure on Ukraine to not manufacture
turbine for the plan and Russia had do establish another production line in San
Petersburg for the purpose, but this issue has never been mentioned in the media, the
ambassador told the MNA.
Iran and Russia had signed a deal to purchase some equipment needed for the plant
from other countries thus agreements were signed with some Asian and European
companies, but after months of delay those companies announced they could not deliver
the equipment because of the Western pressure, he stated.
“Of course after the collapse of the Soviet Union and because of some problems,
Russians could not fully live up to their commitment and there was no political reason
behind it. Perhaps, it could be said that political reasons delayed the delivery of fuel (for
the Bushehr plant) for (only) six months … and the issue was resolved following Putin’s
visit to Iran,” he stated.
He added that in some cases Russia even has gone beyond its commitments to Iran. For
example, he said Moscow undertook to employ 800 people in the Bushehr plant, while
2500 workers hired there.
Sajjadi also said that Russia is more suitable for nuclear cooperation with Iran (Tehran
Times)
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