国际英语新闻：Iran unlikely to stop nuclear fuel enrichment

"Russia has built Bushehr power plant and has undertaken to supply fuel needed to run it. Currently, construction of 20 power plants are underway and the fuel being produced at Natanz nuclear site will be used to operate them," he added.

Boroujerdi's remarks came in response to earlier statements by U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton that Russia will supply fuel to Iran's Bushehr plant which makes Tehran not in need of producing nuclear fuel.

"Hillary Clinton is not aware that supply of fuel by Russia to Bushehr plant has nothing to do with the national enrichment program," he was quoted as saying.

On Saturday, Boroujerdi said the Iranian government is duty- bound to generate 20,000 megawatts of electricity to meet domestic demands based on a parliamentary approval dated four years ago.

Boroujerdi said that the fuel of Bushehr nuclear power plant was shipped to Iran some two years ago, and Clinton is not aware that Iran is currently involved in the construction of 20 power plants with the aim of generating 20,000 megawatts of electricity within 20 years.

Boroujerdi also rejected White House spokesman Robert Gibbs' remarks that by using Russian fuel for the Bushehr power plant, Iran will be no longer in need of the enrichment operations.

On Friday, Gibbs said "Russia is providing the fuel and taking the fuel back out," which means that Iran does not need its own enrichment program.

"The White House spokesman should increase his nuclear knowledge, because the issue of providing fuel for the Bushehr power plant has nothing to do with (uranium) enrichment," he was quoted by semi-official Fars news agency on Saturday.