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Putin: Iran has right to engage in uranium enrichment

IRNA

Moscow, Nov 10, Itar-Tass/ACSNA/IRNA -- Iran has the right to engage 
in uranium enrichment, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday
during his meeting with head of Iran`s Security Council Hassan 
Rowhani. 
The Russian president believes Iran `as a full-fledged member of 
the international community has complete right to develop its nuclear 
program in peaceful purposes`. 
Therefore, Putin said, he sees `no obstacles to cooperation with 
Iran in the nuclear area`. 
At the same time the Russian president said he noted in the 
dialogue with Iran `three key topics in the nuclear area`. 
These are Iran`s opening all its nuclear programs to the 
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the signing of the 
additional protocol and the question of uranium enrichment. 
Rowhani answered that Iran would present to the IAEA on the same 
day the letter expressing the readiness to sign the additional 
protocol on nuclear cooperation with Russia. 
He said Iran had decided `to clear all the concerns and is 
striving to bring its further nuclear programs into the route of 
international resolutions and rules`. 
"Iran has no aim of having nuclear arms. Nuclear weapons are of no
importance to our defense doctrine", Rowhani said. 
The Russian president said he welcomed Iran`s latest arrangements 
with colleagues from European countries who had recently visited 
Tehran. 
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