Publish Date: 14 December 2016 - 12:07

PRAGUE, Dec. 14 (MNA) – A memorandum of understanding has been signed on peaceful nuclear cooperation between Atomic Energy Organization of Iran and Nuclear Research Institute of Czech Republic.

Behrouz Kamalvandi, Deputy Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) for International, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs, led a delegation to Czech Republic to pay a visit to the country’s Nuclear Research Institute (NIR) and Skoda auto factory.

Kamalvandi also held talks with senior Czech officials on expansion of bilateral cooperation in Prague on Tuesday.

During his stay, a memorandum of understanding was signed between the two sides on determining a framework for nuclear cooperation. 

Back in August, Kamalvandi had stated that the AEOI was in talks with Germany, Spain, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, China, Kazakhstan and many other countries about nuclear cooperation.

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