Kazakh
national company Kazatomprom plans to begin its supplying uranium to Iran after
permission of “The Six”, the company’s chairman, Galymzhan Pirmatov, said in
Astana on December 21.
“According
to the UN Security Council resolution, the delivery of uranium concentrate to
Iran can be possible only after the permission of the six countries – China,
Germany, USA, France, Britain, Russia. Due to the fact that obtaining
permission is delayed, Kazatomprom extended the contract with Iran until 2020.
The delivery of uranium from Kazakhstan to Iran is planned during 2018-2020,
but after the permission of ‘The Six,’” Pirmatov said.
He recalled
that the countries signed a contract on the supply of natural uranium
concentrate to Iran in April 2016. Kazatomprom, according to the contract,
planned to begin deliveries of uranium to Iran this year.
Kazatomprom
JSC NAC is a national operator in Kazakhstan for the import and export of
uranium, rare metals, and nuclear fuel for nuclear power plants. Samruk-Kazyna
JSC is the only shareholder of the company. Kazakhstan has been the world
leader in the extraction of natural uranium since 2009.
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