TEHRAN (Tasnim) � Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Ali Akbar Salehi said construction of the country�s first nuclear hospital will start in the near future.

The construction project of the nuclear hospital has been financed and the AEOI has finalized a cooperation agreement with an Austrian company in this regard, Salehi said on Tuesday.

He added that according to agreements with the Ministry of Health and Tehran�s Municipality, the construction of the hospital will begin within the next few months in the capital.

According to the Iranian nuclear chief, only five countries in the world have such hospitals.

He added that due to its highly advanced equipment, the nuclear hospital will cost Iran some 300 million euros to build.

Salehi had earlier stressed that Iran is seriously pursuing the necessary measures to turn the country into a hub of nuclear medicine production in the Middle East.

This comes against the backdrop of a recent nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers, whose implementation began on January 16.

Based on the deal, all anti-Iran nuclear-related sanctions were terminated, and the country can now cooperate with foreign countries in its nuclear activities.

By Tasnim News Agency