AEOI head: Iran, EU can start nuclear cooperation from Fordo

Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Ali Akbar Salehi announced that Tehran and the European Union have held good discussions on nuclear cooperation and are now able to launch joint venture at Fordo uranium enrichment plant in Central Iran.

"Various talks and visits have been made between Iran and certain European states after the nuclear deal and this time we are witnessing the presence of an EU delegation within this framework," Salehi told reporters after meeting the EU energy commissioner in Tehran on Sunday.

"We have held good talks with the EU delegation on nuclear cooperation which can start from the Fordo site," he added.

Salehi also said that Tehran and the EU have decided to set up an advanced nuclear center in Iran to provide the country and neighbors with related services.

His remarks came after Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif announced that cooperation between Tehran and the European Union in the field of peaceful nuclear technology is among the important issues pursued during EU Foreign Policy Chief Federica Mogherini's visit to Tehran.

EA