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Iran: No need to stop uranium enrichment
(AP)
Updated: 2006-03-01 21:45
The chief Iranian nuclear negotiator said Wednesday there was no need for
Tehran to resume a moratorium on uranium enrichment activity, setting the stage
for tough negotiations with a Russian delegation at a central Moscow hotel.
The two sides met at the Golden Ring Hotel in Moscow for a third round of
talks on a Kremlin proposal to enrich uranium for Iran on Russian territory.
Moscow's offer to host Iran's uranium enrichment program has been backed by
the United States and the European Union as a way to provide more assurances
that Tehran's atomic program could not be diverted to build weapons.
Iran insists its nuclear program is only to generate power, but many in the
West fear Iran is aiming to develop atomic bombs.
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