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Iran seeks to expand cooperation with South Korea to develop its nuclear industry including the construction of small reactors as well as power plants, atomic chief said.

At a meeting with Kim Seung-Ho, the South Korean ambassador to Iran on Jan. 27, Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Ali Akbar Salehi said there are proper opportunities for cooperation in Iran’s nuclear industry, IRNA news agency reported.

Saying that South Korea has gained valuable experience in nuclear sector, Salehi further called on Seoul to work together with Tehran for developing the nuclear medicine equipment.

In turn, Kim Seung-Ho also called for the expansion of bilateral ties and cooperation on nuclear program saying the implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action has opened a new chapter for mutual cooperation with Iran.

In a joint statement on Jan. 16, the EU High Representative Federica Mogherini and Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif announced the implementation of Iran’s nuclear deal with the P5+1, and the removal of economic sanctions on the Islamic Republic.

The statement said the EU confirms that the legal framework, providing for lifting of its nuclear-related economic and financial sanctions, is effective.

Following the removal of international sanctions, Iranian atomic officials have held several meetings with foreign states including China and Spain to develop the country’s nuclear industry.

Earlier Behrouz Kamalvandi, spokesperson of the AEOI, announced that Iran and China are in discussions to build two nuclear power plants in the Islamic Republic’s southern coastal area of Makran. The Islamic Republic expects the facilities to generate 1000 megawatt of power.

AEOI has stated intention to build a number of 100 megawatt small reactors to produce power.

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