Russian Ambassador in Tehran Levan Jagarian announced that his country has reached preliminary agreements with Iran on the purchase of 40 tons of heavy water.

"Basic agreements have been made in this regard and the details, including the financial and technical details which are complicated, should be discussed," Jagarian told FNA in Tehran on Sunday on the sidelines of Russia's National Day according to Fars News Agency on Monday.

"Negotiations still continue," he added.

In relevant remarks in May, Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Ali Akbar Salehi said that "we are in talks with the Russians to sell 40 tons of heavy water to them".

Iran has turned into an exporter of heavy water to foreign states. 

Source : MENA