Iran Press/Europe: The chief executive officer of Russia's Rosatom, Alexey Likhachev, in his meeting with the Head of Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, Ali Akbar Salehi on Monday in Vienna also reaffirmed Russia’s support for the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).
Likhachev met Salehi on the sidelines of the 62nd annual regular session of the IAEA general conference in Vienna.
Likhachev, also voiced Rosatom’s readiness to extend bilateral cooperation with Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI ).
Rosatom’s CEO, referred to the recent visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin to Tehran and described it as successful.
Ali Akbar Salehi, for his part, vowed to expand bilateral cooperation with Russia.
During the meeting, Salehi extended gratitude for developing peaceful atomic cooperation between Iran and Russia and referred to the eagerness of his organization for further developing scientific cooperation in areas of nuclear energy research and development and peaceful application of nuclear technology in different areas. Salehi's suggestion was warmly welcomed by the Russians.
Meanwhile, on 25 July 2018, in an exclusive interview with Iran Press ,Ali Akbar Salehi, called Iran the first Islamic country and probably the first developing country which has achieved this technology.
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The Head of Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, Ali Akbar Salehi is in Vienna to attend the 62nd annual regular session of the IAEA general conference.
He is scheduled to confer with his counterparts and the IAEA officials, implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) reached between Iran and world powers in 2015.
The 62nd IAEA General Conference is set for 17-21 September 2018 at the Vienna International Centre (VIC) in Vienna, Austria, where high-ranking officials and representatives from IAEA member-states will consider a range of issues, IAEA website reported.
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