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Russia welcomes new Iran nuclear deal
KIEV - Russia welcomes the new agreement under which Iran would swap the bulk of its enriched uranium for nuclear fuel in Turkey, but further talks are needed, President Dmitry Medvedev said Monday.What was done by our colleagues needs to be welcomed. This is the politics of a diplomatic solution to the Iran problem,' Medvedev told reporters during a visit to Kiev. We need to have consultations with all the parties, including Iran and then determine what to do next." The accord signed Monday by the foreign ministers of Iran, Turkey and Brazil commits Iran to depositing 1,200 kilograms (2,640 pounds) of low enriched uranium (LEU) in Turkey in return for fuel for a research reactor. Western powers have been sceptical of the deal, which was spearheaded by Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in a last-ditch effort to avoid a new round of UN sanctions against Iran. Posted by: Steve White 2010-05-18 |
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