"We cannot and must not deprive the Iranian people of the possibility to use modern technologies and the achievements of science and technology," the Russian President said in an interview with France 3 TV channel.
At the same time, he believes that it is also necessary to take into account the geopolitical position of Iran and its relations with other countries.
"That is why, we are urging Iran to place all its programs under full control of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). We consider as right the decision to freeze any work over the creation of the nuclear cycle technology, i.e. the technology for uranium enrichment, which could lead to the creation of weapons-grade nuclear fuel," Vladimir Putin said.
According to him, in this sense, Russia is cooperating very actively with its European partners and the USA.
Putin confirmed that the Russian-Iranian cooperation was "under the tough international control and the control of the IAEA," and involved exclusively a nuclear program for peaceful purposes.
Putin's interview with France 3 was timed to coincide with the 60th anniversary of the Victory in World War II. On the eve of that date, the President of Russia gave an unprecedented series of numerous interviews to foreign mass media and answered a total of 120 questions.
