TEHRAN, February 25 (RIA Novosti) - Iran will give Russian organizations a priority in the construction of nuclear power plants, Iranian Minister of Economic Affairs and Finance Davud Danesh-Jafari said Saturday.
"We have a very good experience of cooperation with Russian organizations in the construction of the nuclear power plant in Bushehr," the minister said. "Naturally, we will invite Russian organizations to bid for the construction of new power plants on preferential conditions."
He said all aspects of Russian-Iranian cooperation were positive expect some insignificant issues, which hampered the launch of the Bushehr NPP.
About 3,700 Russian experts are currently helping to build the $800-million plant, originally started in the early 1980s by German specialists, in the port city of Bushehr in southern Iran in accordance with a 1992 agreement between the two countries.
The Iranian nuclear program envisages the construction of 20 power units with a total capacity of 20 gigawatts.
