TEHRAN – President Hassan Rouhani has approved the funding of two power plants planned to be built by Russia in the southern Iranian port city of Bushehr, according to Atomic Energy Organization of Iran spokesman Behrooz Kamalvandi.

“In the coming weeks we will try to hold the final talks and then soon after announce a date for starting the construction of the power plants,” ISNA quoted Kamalvandi as saying on Sunday.

On Iran’s heavy water sale, the official said currently European countries are the biggest customers of the product, adding that talks to sell heavy water to Russia are also almost on final stages. 

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