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The Hellenic Radio (ERA): News in English, 10-02-03
From: The Hellenic Radio (ERA) <www.ert.gr/>
CONTENTS
[01] Iran Signals Shift in Uranium Policy
[01] Iran Signals Shift in Uranium Policy
Wednesday, 03 February 2010 08:23
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, in his statements to state television on
Tuesday evening, said Iran was ready to send low enriched uranium
abroad in exchange for higher grade nuclear fuel. Media correspondents
in the broader region say the decision is a major shift in the Iranian
position on the issue while a US official said Washington was "ready to
listen if Iran was making a new offer".
Shift in the Iranian position
For months, Iranian officials publicly criticized the terms of the
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) plan under which Iran would
send 70% of its low-enriched uranium to Russia and France in exchange
for more highly enriched fuel. They were unwilling to export the
uranium without simultaneously receiving fuel in return. This proposal
was unacceptable to the West. President Ahmadinejad told state
television that Iran now will have "no problem" giving the West its low
enriched uranium and taking it back several months later when it is
high grade nuclear fuel. This is in line with a proposal by the United
Nations last year.
Source: AFP -BBC
News item: 32809
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