Iran atomic negotiator wants speedy talks
IRAN: Iran’s chief negotiator in talks with Western powers over its
atomic programme said on Sunday he hoped a draft deal on nuclear fuel
would be reached soon.
“Tehran still welcomes the negotiations (with the six powers) on the
basis of its package of proposals,” state broadcaster IRIB quoted Saeed
Jalili as saying. It said he hoped the talks “will be completed as
quickly as possible”.
The United States, Britain, France, Germany, Russia and China want to
persuade Iran to suspend uranium enrichment activities in return for
economic and political incentives.
Tehran has so far refused to halt its enrichment.
A UN-drafted nuclear proposal would see Iran sending most of its
low-enriched uranium abroad by the end of the year for further
enrichment before being returned to Iran as fuel for a medical reactor
in Tehran.
Iran says talks are needed on the nuclear deal and that wants to
import atomic fuel rather than send its own uranium abroad for
processing.
The West accuses Iran of covertly trying to build a nuclear bomb.
Tehran says its nuclear programme is peaceful, aimed at generating
electricity to meet its booming domestic demand.
Tehran, Monday, Reuters |