Azerbaijan Blocks Russian Shipment for Iranian Nuclear Plant

[AP] Aida Sultanova - Azerbaijan halted a Russian shipment of equipment intended for Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant, demanding more information for fear of violating UN sanctions, officials said Monday. The Russian state-run company Atomstroiexport said trucks carrying the equipment were stopped two weeks ago in Astara, on the Azerbaijani-Iranian border.


2008-04-23 01:00:00

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