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Iran could supply turbines for Crimean power plants bypassing sanctions

Iran could supply turbines for Crimean power plants bypassing sanctions
Sputnik News- Russia is going to sign a contract with Iran to supply turbines for thermal power plants in Crimea, the CEO of state corporation Rostec, Sergei Chemezov, said.





During a media briefing inAbu Dhabi, Chemezov announced that Russia plans tosign a contract withIran forthe supply ofturbines forthermal power stations inCrimea.

According tohim, negotiations withIran are atan advanced stage and Rotec expects toinstall the turbines beforethe end ofthis year.
We have problems withturbines afterGerman and other European countries banned their supply toCrimea. We are now inthe final stages ofnegotiations and we hope that, barring any additional US and European sanctions, we will be able toinstall these turbines beforethis year is out, Chemezov said.


Even though Iran has not recognized Crimeas reunification withRussia, it is ready toassist Moscows efforts toensure an unfettered energy supply onthe Black Sea peninsula.

In an interview with Sputnik Persian, Tehran-based political analyst Shoeib Bahman said that economic cooperation withCrimea could speed upthe process ofthe international recognition ofthe region aspart ofthe Russian Federation.

When Iran fell victim toWestern sanctions, Russia lent it a helping hand. Iran is now returning the favor and hopes that this will help Russia deal withthe problems athand, Shoeib Bahman said.

He mentioned the great deal ofattention Tehran and Moscow paid totechnological and other exchanges betweenthe two countries.

He added that Iran prioritized business ties withRussia and that the deal onthe supply ofturbines toCrimea was dictated bythe longtime and mutually beneficial economic cooperation betweenthe two countries.
We are not raising the issue ofCrimeas recognition now, butwe believe that, atthe end ofthe day, this contract could serve asa basis forour dialogue onthis issue.


Our countries are acting fully inline withinternational agreements. There are countries which are willing toinvest inRussia, sign contracts withit and supply equipment inline withinternational law and conventions. Iran is not an exception, Shoeib Bahman concluded.

This year, Russias Tekhnopromexport Company is scheduled tocommission two combined-cycle thermal power plants 470 MW each inSimferopol and Sevastopol, which should resolve the energy problems inCrimea, which is cut offfrom supplies fromUkraine.

The Crimean peninsula seceded fromUkraine and reunified withRussia aftermore than96 percent oflocal voters supported the move ina referendum inMarch 2014. Kiev, aswell asthe European Union, the United States and their allies, did not recognize the move and consider the peninsula tobe occupied territory.

They imposed a number ofindividual and economic sanctions againstRussia, driving Russia toretaliate witha ban onvarious imports fromEurope.

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