Russia’s TASS news agency cited Alexey Likhachev as saying that in early 2025, Iran proposed expanding the bilateral nuclear energy cooperation agenda to include small-scale nuclear power projects. Likhachev, whose company has previously completed and commissioned Unit 1 of the Bushehr nuclear power plant and is currently building Units 2 and 3, voiced hope that agreements could be reached in the near future.
He also noted that Moscow regularly consults with Tehran on peaceful nuclear energy and has discussed a proposal to localize certain nuclear technology processes in Iran.