By empty (2/18/2005 issue of the CACI Analyst)
President Vladimir Putin said after his meeting in the Kremlin on 18 February with visiting Iranian Supreme National Security Council Secretary Hojatoleslam Hassan Rohani that Iran has no plans to develop nuclear weapons. Putin said that \"recent actions of the Iranian side\" have convinced Russia that Iran does not intend to produce nuclear weapons. \"This means that we will continue our cooperation in all spheres, including the nuclear sphere,\" Putin added.
President Vladimir Putin said after his meeting in the Kremlin on 18 February with visiting Iranian Supreme National Security Council Secretary Hojatoleslam Hassan Rohani that Iran has no plans to develop nuclear weapons. Putin said that \"recent actions of the Iranian side\" have convinced Russia that Iran does not intend to produce nuclear weapons. \"This means that we will continue our cooperation in all spheres, including the nuclear sphere,\" Putin added. Putin said Atomic Energy Agency Director Aleksandr Rumyantsev will travel to Tehran later this month to sign an agreement on the return to Russia of spent nuclear fuel from its Bushehr nuclear plant. Putin also reminded the media that Iranian officials have invited him to come to that country, adding that the date of that visit will be specified at a later date. (ITAR-TASS)