Uranium Enrichment Is Iran's Absolute Right

TEHRAN (Defapress) - Russian President Vladimir Putin, in a phone call with Masoud Peshkian this afternoon, while explaining the outlines and results of his recent talks with the US President in Alaska, stated that we reached good results in these consultations that if fully implemented, the Ukraine issue would be resolved, and stated: Our talks at this summit were entirely about the Ukraine issue.

The Russian President continued by describing the process of relations with the Islamic Republic of Iran as constructive and continuously improving, adding that trade exchanges between the 2 countries have grown by 11 percent in the first 6 months of this year, and cooperation in other areas, including the construction of the important Rasht-Astara railway, is also progressing.

Putin stated that the cooperation between the two countries in the field of Bushehr nuclear power plants is also progressing satisfactorily, and added: "All technical cooperation is being carried out on schedule, and the transfer of new fuel for this power plant is also underway." The Russian President emphasized that the Islamic Republic of Iran's right to enrich uranium is key and certain for Russia, and said: "I hope that the negotiations on the issue of Resolution 2231 will also reach a satisfactory conclusion."