Iran hopes nuclear facilities building schedule not effected by politics
Iran-Russia, Politics, 2/28/2006

Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Information Policy Yuri Volkov said today that Russia is against reporting Iran's nuclear dossier to the UN Security Council and does not support it.

Speaking to reporters along with the member of Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Committee Kazem Jalali, he added that the Russian diplomats will do their best to prevent the case being reported to the UNSC.

"Despite the great pressure exerted upon Russia by the international community to accept reporting the dossier to the UNSC, this will never take place."

Nuclear dossier is merely a pretext for exerting pressures on Iran by the US, said Majlis Speaker Gholam-Ali Haddad-Adel on Tuesday.

Haddad-Adel told Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Information Policy Yuri Volkov that Iran's peaceful nuclear technology poses no danger to regional and global security.

He said the US does not at all favor an independent Iran in the region.

Haddad-Adel hoped that eventual steps will be taken for making Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant operational and Iranian nation will soon witness the power plant joining the nationwide power network.

He criticized the European press for their recent desecration of Islamic sanctities, saying, "West is charging Muslims of terrorism while desecration of Islamic sanctities has provoked Muslims' wrath." He said the Central Asia, the Caspian Sea, Afghanistan, Chechnya and Iraq are areas in which Iran and Russia can have regional cooperation.

"Enemies of Russia and Iran can not derail the friendly and strategic ties between the two countries," the Iranian speaker said. Volkov for his part said all political wings and officials in Russia are unanimous in expansion of friendly ties with Iran.

He said Moscow supports Iran's peaceful nuclear activities. "Russian Duma will try its utmost to make Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant operational based on schedule," he added.

"Now, it is up to the Iranians to act, given that Russia has already taken the necessary measures to this effect," he added. It was not clear if he meant by this that Iran should abandon its rights to nuclear enrichment as a price for Russian support, rights that Iran is asserting, and asserts it intends to act on fully.

He noted that on account of Russia's efforts, the Board of Governors in its last meeting dealt with general issues, adding that during the March 6 session, a result is presumed to be gained.

Concerning the prospect of Russia's proposal on establishment of a joint venture for uranium enrichment in the Russian territory, he said that the talks between the head of Russia's Atomic Energy Organization, Sergei Kiriyenko and Iranian officials on the issue were positive and that a number of issues are to be examined in the next round of negotiations.

Turning to his country's extensive experience in establishment of nuclear power stations, he noted that the Russian state Duma supports such a joint venture.

Volkov pointed to the historical commonalties and interests of the two states and said that such common points show that all mutually signed agreements and contracts will lead to a positive outcome.

About implementation of Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant, he said that Russia has realized that the project should be discussed by the Russian Duma and hoped that further attempts of the two sides will expedite the process.

For his part, Jalali said that Iran will not withdraw from its right to enrichment in its territory.

He hoped for more opportunity for holding talks with Russia, given that more time is needed to examine the proposal to clarify the ambiguities.

Jalali referred to the Bushehr project as a symbol of cooperation between Iran and Russia and said that the quicker it is implemented, the more the Iranian nation will have confidence in Russia.

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