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Iran refuses nuclear handover demands
Iran says it is not willing to be held to ransom for the nuclear technology it has already developed in order to maintain its growing electricity needs. Iran said today it had already acquired the technology to produce its own nuclear fuel and said it would be "irrational" to agree to surrender such a capability in exchange for supplies from overseas. "One should not put one's fate in the hands of others. It would be irrational," said foreign ministry spokesman, Hamid Reza Asefi. "We have the technology and there is no need for us to beg from others. This suggestion is good for countries that do not have this technology, but we do not need their generosity and help," he added. Asefi was reacting to US Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry, who has suggested providing Iran with nuclear fuel to generate electricity if the country agreed to give up its controversial work on the nuclear fuel cycle.
Posted by: Fred 2004-10-03 |
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