The head of the Iranian Atomic Energy Organization, Mohammad Eslami, arrived in Moscow for interviews, the Iranian state media said on Monday, while the United Nations consider whether to repimulate sanctions in Tehran on his nuclear program.
On Friday, the United Nations Security Council of 15 members rejected a resolution draft to permanently raise sanctions against Tehran, a move supported by Russia and China and opposed by Great Britain, France and Germany, who wish to repress the restrictions.
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European nations accuse Tehran not to comply with a 2015 agreement with global powers which aimed to prevent it from developing a nuclear weapon. Iran denies having such intentions, while Russia says that it supports Tehran’s right to peaceful nuclear energy.
ESLAMI, who is also Iranian vice-president, Iranian state media told bilateral cooperation agreements would be signed during his visit to Russia, including a plan to build eight nuclear power plants while Tehran seeks to reach 20 GW of nuclear energy capacity by 2040.
“The contractual negotiations took place and with the signing of the agreement this week, we will enter the operational stages,” said Eslami.
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Iran, which suffers from electricity shortages for months with high demand, currently operates a single nuclear power plant in the southern city of Bushehr, built by Russia with a capacity of approximately 1 GW.
Great Britain, France and Germany have proposed to delay the reintegration of sanctions up to six months to allow space for interviews on a long-term agreement on the Tehran nuclear program-if Iran restores access to UN inspectors, responds to concerns concerning uranium stocks enriched and engaged in the United States.
Any delay in sanctions would require resolution of the Security Council. If no agreement is concluded by September 27, all UN sanctions will be reposed.
