Reuters reported that Iran said on Thursday it had agreed a timetable with Russia for the start-up of the Islamic state’s first nuclear power plant, but an official in Moscow said negotiations with Tehran were still under way.
The report adds: Iranian chief nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani was quoted by the state broadcaster as saying “good agreements” had been reached with Moscow for the inauguration of the Russian-built Bushehr plant, without giving details on when it might happen.
“The negotiations are still under way and we do not yet have results from that so I am not confirming this information,” said Irina Yesipova, a spokeswoman for Atomstroiexport