Iranian Supreme National Security Council Undersecretary for International Affairs Javad Vaeedi yesterday, December 17, hailed the delivery to Iran of the first batch of nuclear fuel from Russia as a great achievement for Iran and as a failure for the U.S.-led propaganda against Iran's nuclear programs.
Vaeedi told Channel 2 of Iran's state-run TV that the U.S. and Russia had signed an agreement in 1996 to halt Moscow's nuclear cooperation with Iran, including delivery of nuclear fuel to Iran's first nuclear power plant at Bushehr.
He added, "But when Putin ascended to power, that agreement was annulled, and Russia entered serious cooperation with Iran."
He said that the delayed delivery of nuclear fuel to Bushehr was the result of the U.S.'s psychological warfare against Iran, and said, "The delivery of the fuel to Iran means that Iran has qualified for the pursuit of its peaceful nuclear activities, and that the required grounds have been paved for international confidence in Iran's peaceful nuclear programs."
See also "Senior Iranian Official: We Won't Stop Uranium Enrichment."
Source: Fars, Iran, December 18, 2007
