TEHRAN, Apr. 25 (MNA) � In a Sun. meeting in Tehran, South Korean delegation headed by deputy minister of Trade, Industry and Energy stressed continuation of talks on expansion of nuclear cooperation with Iran.


The meeting was held in Tehran on Sunday with Behrouz Kamalvandi, AEOI legal and Parliamentary deputy-head, as well as a number of relevant officials. During the meeting, the two sides expressed interest and satisfaction with the increasing trend of nuclear cooperation between Iran and South Korea, highlighting serious determination on both parts for further expansion of bilateral cooperation.

The Korean official noted the development of cooperation between the two countries in economic, cultural and industrial fields, saying nuclear safety and issues related to safeguards can serve as the first steps toward accelerating nuclear cooperation between Tehran and Seoul.

He also expressed hope Iran-South Korea�s nuclear cooperation will further expand in the future.

Also on Sunday, Japan�s newly-appointed ambassador to Tehran held a meeting with AEOI Head Ali Akbar Salehi. In the meeting, the two sides conferred on expansion of ties, and expressed keen interest in developing cooperation in various nuclear areas, particularly in the field of nuclear safety.

According to Kamalvandi, the AEOI head�is expected to visit Czech Republic and Slovakia next week�to�step up cooperation on construction of nuclear power plants.

South Korean President Park Geun-hye is slated to visit Iran from May 1-3 to discuss ways to promote business ties between the nations, leading a delegation of some 200 businesspeople from such areas as construction, energy and finance.

By Mehr News Agency