Majlis serious about ratifying 60% enrichment bill: Iran MP
Iran Press TV
Sat Dec 28, 2013 4:21PM GMT
An Iranian lawmaker says Majlis is serious about approving a draft bill that would oblige the government to produce 60-percent enriched uranium to meet the needs of the nation's civilian nuclear program.
"We are completely serious about approving this bill," said member of the Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Committee Ismail Kowsari on Saturday.
On Wednesday, Iranian lawmakers drafted a bill that would oblige the government to produce 60-percent if talks between Tehran and the six world powers over the country nuclear energy program fail.
"…we will sign the bill into a law so the government and the negotiation team are notified that the talks must continue based on this law," Kowsari added.
The draft bill comes as key members of the US Congress introduced a bill on December 19, which proposes boycotting Iranian oil exports within a year and the blacklisting of Iran's mining, engineering and construction industries.
On November 24, Iran and the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council -- Russia, China, France, Britain and the United States -- plus Germany sealed an interim deal in the Swiss city of Geneva to lay the groundwork for the full resolution of the West's decade-old dispute with Iran over its nuclear energy program.
Under the deal, the six countries have undertaken to lift some of the existing sanctions against the Islamic Republic in exchange for Tehran agreeing to limit certain aspects of its nuclear activities during a six-month period. It was also agreed that no more sanctions would be imposed on Iran within the same time frame.
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