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Iran's first priority is buying uranium for Tehran reactor

Tehran Times
 
 
09 November 2009
TEHRAN - Iran will only exchange its low-enriched uranium after it receives the 20 percent enriched uranium promised in the latest nuclear deal, a leading lawmaker said on Sunday.

Iran's first priority is to buy uranium for the Tehran research reactor with a purity of 20 percent, Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Committee Chairman Alaeddin Boroujerdi told reporters.

"If we cannot buy 20 percent enriched uranium for the Tehran reactor, we can exchange it in a limited way on the provision that we receive the 20 percent enriched uranium before" delivering the 3.5 percent enriched fuel, the MP added.

He went on to say that the decision on the nuclear deal will be dependent on the results of talks between Iran's ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency, Ali Asghar Soltanieh, and IAEA officials.

The nuclear fuel talks between Iran, Russia, the United States, and France in Vienna concluded on October 21 without a final agreement, but IAEA Director General Mohamed ElBaradei presented a proposal for the four countries to study and said he hoped that all parties would give a firm response to his draft deal by October 23.

Under the draft deal, a large consignment of Iran's enriched uranium would be shipped out of the country for processing into fuel rods with a purity of 20 percent, which would be used by a research reactor in Tehran that manufactures medical radioisotopes.

On October 23, diplomats from Russia, France, and the United States submitted their formal approvals of the deal to process Iran's nuclear fuel abroad.

However, several senior Iranian officials, including Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani, have strongly criticized the deal, saying it is neither logical nor legal.

Boroujerdi criticizes Russia for reneging on S-300 deal

Boroujerdi also said Russia must keep its promise to sell advanced S-300 air defense missiles to Iran.

"The S-300 missile issue is an old issue and if the stories which are quoted represent Russia's official position, it shows a new chapter has been opened by the Russians in reneging on their promises.

"Our cooperation with Russia is extensive and if the negotiations get nowhere and they do not fulfill their contract, it will be a negative point in the two countries' relations," he noted.

© Tehran Times 2009

 
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