AZERBAIJAN RELEASES SHIPMENT FOR IRAN’S BUSHEHR NPP

PanARMENIAN.Net
02.05.2008 14:52 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Azerbaijan released a shipment of Russian equipment
for Iran’s first nuclear power plant on Thursday, more than a
month after it was halted at its border, Azeri MFA spokesman Khazar
Ibrahim said.

Azerbaijan had halted the cargo of heat-isolating equipment headed
for the Bushehr plant on March 29, demanding more information from
Russia about the nature of the material. Azerbaijani officials said
they feared the equipment could violate United Nations sanctions.

The Russian state-run company building Bushehr, OAO Atomstroiexport,
accused Azerbaijan of deliberately obstructing the cargo, the AP
reports.