MOSCOW, May 11 (RIA Novosti) - Iran's foreign minister has taken over as the Iranian co-chairman of a bilateral Russian-Iranian trade and economic cooperation commission, the Russian nuclear power agency said.
An agency news release said Iran had informed Russia that the main role in the commission would be transferred from the Economics and Finance Ministry to the Foreign Ministry, and that Manouchehr Motaki would take up the position of chairman.
Agency head Sergei Kiriyenko, the Russian co-chairman of the commission, met an Iranian delegation Thursday to discuss the initiative.
Iran stands accused of pursuing a covert nuclear weapons program, a charge it denies. The Islamic Republic says it is enriching uranium for use in nuclear power plants to generate electricity, and that it has the right to do so under international treaties.
