“Agreement between Iran and Russia does not violate the nuclear deal between Iran and the P5+1 (the US, UK, France, Russia, China plus Germany) can not protest against it,” Kamalvandi said.
Iran and the P5+1 group agreed to extend nuclear talks until July 1, 2015 after failing to meet the 24 Nov. deadline to reach a comprehensive nuclear agreement.
The sides also extended the Geneva nuclear deal, which was signed last November for providing Iran with some sanctions relief in exchange for Tehran agreeing to limit certain aspects of its nuclear activities.
“We have always made it clear that, for the construction of our nuclear facilities, Iran receives support from other countries,” Kamalvandi said, adding Russia have good experiences in the issue and Iran signed the deal due to its need of many reactors.
Kamalvandi emphasized that Iran will not step back from its nuclear rights, in particular the uranium enrichment.
The AEOI spokesman also criticized the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for “accusations against Iran on false information from certain countries, in particular Israel.”
The US and its west allies suspects Iran of developing a nuclear weapon - something that Iran denies. The Islamic Republic has on numerous occasions stated that it does not seek to develop nuclear weapons, using nuclear technology for electricity generation and medical purposes instead.
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