TEHRAN - Russia will not surrender to the United States to stop its cooperation with Iran, despite the fact that Washington has been continuously pressing us, said Russian Atomic Energy Minister Alexander Rumyantsev on Friday.

"The United States is continuously pressuring us, but will we never surrender, he said and will continue our cooperation with Iran," Rumyantsev said.

Rumyantsev further noted Russia will hand over turbines destined for Iran's Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant in August.

The Atomic energy minister told reporters that the construction work for the first phase of Bushehr plant is near completion and the heavy machinery including turbines and other atomic reactors parts will be destined for Iran.

He said Russia has proposed Iran the construction of another nuclear plant with a 1,000 megawatt capacity but Tehran has not yet decided on the feasibility and the site of the project.

Russian officials had already reported of the construction of another power plant in Iran.