Iran's nuclear power plant not to be launched in 2009November 16, 2009 - 18:23 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Nuclear Power Plant of Bushehr, Iran, will not be launched in 2009, said RF Energy Minister Sergei Shmatko. "We anticipate serious results by year end, however, plant is not expected to be launched by that time. Iran positively assesses activities of RF. Iranians see how the project works. There are no questions in that regard," Interfax quotes him as saying."Russia, as before, is convinced of fulfilling all its commitments to Iran," Minister said. "Construction work in Budapest is in satisfactory state." Moscow and Tehran do not yet consider terms for launching the plant, as that is conditioned by technical conditions," Shmatko said. "Bushehr" Nuclear Power Plant (100 MW) is the main target of Russian-Iranian trade-economic cooperation. Its construction (launched back in 1970) is carried out by Atomstroyexport CJSC. In February 2009, Rosatom Director Sergei Kirienko said the plant might be technically launched by the end of current year. Later, however, Moscow announced it wasn't making haste considering the need for "observing time-limits as well as security and reliability terms". Ali Akbar Salehi, Director of Iran's Atomic Enrgy Organization, refrained from specifying time-limits back in September. Main equipments are installed but terms of launching plant depend on test work, he said Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | IDBank, Dalma team up for Caucasian Deer Reintroduction Program IDBank has joined Dalma Garden Mall’s Green Challenge to support the Caucasian red deer reintroduction project. Through Ucom’s support the 12th Sunchild Festival concludes On May 24-28, with the support of Ucom, the 12th international environmental festival Sunchild took place in Yerevan. U.S., Turkey emphasize importance of Armenia-Azerbaijan peace deal Jake Sullivan and Akif Cagatay Kilic have discussed the normalization process between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Armenia coach expects good football in Slovenia friendly The Armenian national team has left for Ljubljana a friendly match against Slovenia on June 4. |