The sides coordinated the schedule of putting into commission the first unit of the Bushehr nuclear power plant [Russia is involved in the construction of this object on the northern shore of the Persian Gulf] and I believe that this work will be done on schedule," Mr. Mironov said.
"Moscow has a principled position on Russian-Iranian nuclear energy cooperation. Iran as a signatory to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty has the right to use nuclear energy for peaceful purposes," the speaker stressed.
According to him, Russian-Iranian cooperation in the nuclear energy sphere is transparent and open and complies with the international law.
Speaking about the purposes of his visit to Iran, Sergei Mironov said that he is to discuss the whole range of bilateral relations.
"The very fact of this visit proves that Russian-Iranian cooperation is developing. It meets the strivings of our nations," the Federation Council speaker emphasized.
