Lavrov: Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant never under sanctions, concerns only Russia and Iran
Quick Look
- Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stated that the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant has never been subject to sanctions and its operational issues concern only Russia and Iran.
- He noted that the plant was excluded from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal and that additional power units are under construction.
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Why It Matters
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov made these remarks during a press conference following talks with Equatorial Guinean Foreign Minister Simeon Oyono Esono Angue. The Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant is Iran's first civilian nuclear power plant, built by Russia.
MOSCOW, May 18. /TASS/. The Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant has never been subject to any sanctions, and issues related to its operation concern no one but Russia and Iran, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said.
"Regarding the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant, this facility has never been under any sanctions. It was excluded from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, and this concerns no one except Russia and Iran," he told a press conference following talks with Equatorial Guinean Foreign Minister Simeon Oyono Esono Angue.
Russia's position is that "the project is being implemented, and additional power units are being constructed," Lavrov stressed.
"The personnel, as Rosatom CEO Alexey Likhachev recently stated, are returning after a certain number of employees were evacuated to neighboring countries amid bombings in the vicinity of the NPP during US and Israeli aggression," the Foreign Minister concluded.
Open Questions
- What specific 'bombings in the vicinity of the NPP' is Lavrov referring to?
- What was the nature of the 'US and Israeli aggression' mentioned by Lavrov?
- What is the current status of the additional power units being constructed at Bushehr?
- What is the current relationship between Russia, Iran, the US, and Israel regarding nuclear programs?
