Russia is fully committed to completing...
The plant in southern Iran is due to be launched in March 2010.
"Our cooperation with Iran on the construction of the nuclear power plant at Bushehr is being carried out in strict compliance with our international obligations. We are fully committed to completing this project," Nesterenko said.
He said that adjustments and start-up work are underway at the facility, and that Russian and Iranian specialists are currently working to resolve certain final technical issues.
The Russian diplomat stressed launch of the 1-GW plant should not be linked to the ongoing negotiations on Iran"s nuclear program.
The construction of the facility was started in 1975 by German companies. However, the firms stopped work after a U.S. embargo was imposed on high-technology supplies to Iran following the 1979 Islamic Revolution and the subsequent U.S. embassy siege in Tehran.
Russia signed a contract with Iran in February 1998 to complete the plant.