Russia-Iran NPP cargo seizure 'political force-majeure' - source
21:57 | 23/ 04/ 2008
MOSCOW, April 23 (RIA Novosti) - The decision by Azerbaijan to seize equipment en route from Russia to the Iranian Bushehr nuclear power plant nearly a month ago is a 'political force-majeure,' a source close to the issue said on Wednesday.
"The unwillingness by the Azerbaijani authorities to allow through the border non-nuclear equipment, registered in a strict accordance with international freight transportation regulations, is a politically motivated decision by the republic authorities," he said.
Russia's Atomstroyexport on Monday confirmed reports that Azerbaijani border officials had stopped the cargo from crossing the border with Iran several weeks ago.
Russia delivered its final and eighth fuel shipment to Bushehr on January 28. Russia has supplied a total of 82 metric tons of low-enriched uranium to the light-water nuclear power plant. Iran hopes its first nuclear power plant will be launched in October.
Tehran is currently under three sets of UN sanctions over its uranium enrichment program. The latest resolution saw a number of new restrictions imposed against the Islamic Republic, including inspections of goods leaving and entering Iran.
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