Diplomat at IAEA terms 'positive' Iranian agreement with Russia
IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency
Vienna, Feb 27, IRNA
Iran-Russia-Nuclear Program
The agreement in principle with Russia for uranium enrichment is a positive step Iran took to remove the standoff on national nuclear program, a Western diplomat at International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said on Monday.
He told IRNA on condition of anonymity that currently the diplomats are curious what Iran would do with fuel cycle plant inside its territory.
"It was a breakthrough Iran made with Russian Atomic Energy chief in Tehran with agreeing in principle to the Russian offer to jointly enrich uranium for Iranian nuclear power plants," he said.
He said that the diplomats were following Iranian negotiations with Russia in Tehran very closely.
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Hamid Reza Asefi said that Iran does not enrich uranium at industrial level and it is merely for research studies by Iranian scientists.
IRNA reporter in Vienna asked the diplomat whether he was aware of the report IAEA Director General Mohamed ElBaradei is expected to present to the Board of Governors on March 6, he replied 'no', adding that if ElBaradei's report was positive, there will be no reason for the UN Security Council to study the report.
He said that Iran is far away from economic sanctions thanks to satisfactory Iranian cooperation with the UN nuclear agency.
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