MOSCOW, October 24 (RIA Novosti) - The Russian and Iranian foreign ministers discussed the involvement of Russian companies in Iran's nuclear program Monday.
"We discussed our president's proposal to involve foreign private and state-owned companies in Iran's fuel nuclear program," Iran's Manuchehr Motaki said after talks with Russia's Sergei Lavrov.
He said Russian companies would participate in the relevant tenders.
Motaki also said the construction of the nuclear power plant in Bushehr was a key Russian-Iranian economic project.
"The successful completion of this construction will boost our cooperation."
He said Russia and Iran were also cooperating in the sphere of satellite communications.
According to Motaki, Russian President Vladimir Putin was set to visit Iran, but the terms of the visit have yet to be fixed.
