Western countries have 25 days left for nuclear swap (Analysis)
IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency
Tehran, Jan 6, IRNA -- The Western countries have 25 days left for the deadline Iran has set for them to supply fuel for Tehran medical research reactor. Otherwise, the Islamic Republic of Iran will make preparations to produce 20 percent uranium fuel.
In the aftermath of Vienna talks, the Islamic Republic of Iran announced readiness to swap 3.5 percent uranium fuel with 19.75 percent fuel it requires for Tehran reactor.
Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehman-Parast told a press conference on Monday that Iran is ready to perform the fuel swap stage-by-stage for confidence building with Group 5+1 and said that several countries have announced readiness for the fuel swap including Brazil, Japan, Turkey.
But, the media quoted him as saying that Iran is ready to perform the fuel swap in Turkey, Japan or Brazil. Whereas, Iran has made it clear several times that the swap must take place inside Iranian territory.
Iran has adopted transparent stance for the fuel swap and said that the Iranian territory is the best place for the business.
The Group 5+1 must know that the clocks are ticking and only 25 days left to end the deadline to give response to the swap offer inside Iran.
Iran has dismissed an offer from Group 5+1 to swap fuel with France, because France has a negative record before Iranians over nuclear cooperation in the past 30 years.
France had undertaken to deliver 50 tons Hexafluoride to Iran from Eurodif company, but, it failed to respect its undertaking.
Some 10 percent of shares of Eurodif company of France belongs to Iran, but, France has refused to respect its commitments resorting to political ploys.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy has made several hostile statements after taking office and former president Jacques Chirac has warned Iran with nuclear attack in the last days of his term.
End News / IRNA / News Code 882569
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