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122633
Mon, 05/17/2010 - 20:40
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TURKEY TO BE VENUE OF URANIUM SWAP BETWEEN IRAN AND WEST
TEHRAN (A.A) - 17.05.2010 - Turkey will be the venue of uranium swap between Iran and and the West according to an agreement signed between Turkey, Iran and Brazil in Tehran on Monday.
With the agreement signed by Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, Iranian Foreign Minister Manuchehr Motaki and Brazilian Foreign Minister Celso Amorim, Iran committed to give the 1200kg of 3.5% enriched uranium to Turkey in exchange for 20% enriched uranium it will receive from Western countries to be used as fuel in the nuclear research reactor in Tehran.
Tehran will receive the enriched uranium from the Vienna Group, comprising of the U.S., France, Russia and International Atomic Energy Agency, in Turkey.
Appearing at a joint press conference with his Iranian and Brazilian counterparts after the signing of the agreement, Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said Turkey would do its part to make the uranium exchange happen.
He said that with the signing of the uranium exchange agreement Iran gave a positive response to the expectations of the international community regarding its nuclear program.
Davutoglu said that the cloud of suspicion over Iran was dispersed with the agreement, and a serious crisis was overcome. He pointed out that Turkey once again showed to the whole world that all problems could be solved through dialogue and diplomacy.
Iranian Foreign Minister Motaki said if the uranium exchange somehow failed, Turkey would unconditionally give the 1200kg of low-enriched uranium back to Iran.
With the agreement signed by Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, Iranian Foreign Minister Manuchehr Motaki and Brazilian Foreign Minister Celso Amorim, Iran committed to give the 1200kg of 3.5% enriched uranium to Turkey in exchange for 20% enriched uranium it will receive from Western countries to be used as fuel in the nuclear research reactor in Tehran.
Tehran will receive the enriched uranium from the Vienna Group, comprising of the U.S., France, Russia and International Atomic Energy Agency, in Turkey.
Appearing at a joint press conference with his Iranian and Brazilian counterparts after the signing of the agreement, Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said Turkey would do its part to make the uranium exchange happen.
He said that with the signing of the uranium exchange agreement Iran gave a positive response to the expectations of the international community regarding its nuclear program.
Davutoglu said that the cloud of suspicion over Iran was dispersed with the agreement, and a serious crisis was overcome. He pointed out that Turkey once again showed to the whole world that all problems could be solved through dialogue and diplomacy.
Iranian Foreign Minister Motaki said if the uranium exchange somehow failed, Turkey would unconditionally give the 1200kg of low-enriched uranium back to Iran.
