Iran and China plan to develop cooperation in the nuclear field

Almaty. February 4. Silkroadnews - Iran and China plan to develop cooperation in the nuclear field after the removal of international sanctions against Iran, Trend reports.
As announced by the head of China’s Atomic Energy Authority, Xu Dazhe during the meeting with his Iranian counterpart Ali Akbar Salehi, in Tehran, in addition to the reconfiguration of the Arak nuclear facility, Iran and China will continue nuclear cooperation.
The Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran Ali Akbar Salehi, also called for the expansion of bilateral ties and elaborated on a memorandum of understanding signed between Iran and China to construct several nuclear power plants in the Islamic Republic.
According to Salehi, China will cooperate with Tehran in the construction of two nuclear power plants in Iran’s southern city of Bushehr which are expected to generate 1,000 megawatt of power.
He also added that the countries are planning the construction of several small power plants with the capacity of 100 megawatts.
China is a major trading partner of Iran. Trade turnover between Tehran and Beijing reached $52 billion in 2014, yet then in 2015 this number got reduced because of lower oil prices.